{"id":362,"date":"2022-07-06T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-5xl, 10rem);}.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_b50c70-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_2549e2-dc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id362_2a851a-d7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_75f55f-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_75f55f-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_75f55f-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82\"]{font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;color:#033781;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_b4a1a4-82\">Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id362_9f3dfd-3e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_51c12a-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_51c12a-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Make Maine a national leader in transformative environmental genetic research, innovation, outreach, and training for the sustainability and wellbeing of natural and human ecosystems and the people that depend on them.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b\"]{font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;color:#033781;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_ff2cde-6b\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id362_c3c4c7-04 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_59e424-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_59e424-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_59e424-c7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Foster broad-based environmental genetics collaborations, partnerships, and infrastructure that contribute to the sustainability of current and future natural resource industries and agriculture, improve human health and wellbeing, and prepare a technologically skilled workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_1c73f4-fc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1\"]{font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;color:#033781;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_17f4f3-b1\"] 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id362_1bf9e2-8e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column362_57ae41-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image362_23d934-49 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/558\/2024\/05\/M-Kinnison-image-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/558\/2024\/05\/M-Kinnison-image-200x300-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/558\/2024\/05\/M-Kinnison-image-200x300-1-93x140.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_068d10-a8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_068d10-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_068d10-a8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Welcome to the website of the Maine Center for Genetics and the Environment, or MCGE as we often call it.&nbsp; The Maine Center for Genetics in the Environment (MCGE) was formed in 2019 as a sustainability element of the NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Maine-eDNA Program&nbsp;(NSF&nbsp;#OIA-1849227).&nbsp; The center was founded around&nbsp;<em>a vision to make Maine a national leader in transformative environmental genetic research, innovation, outreach, and training for the sustainability and wellbeing of natural and human ecosystems and the people that depend on them<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/welcome-message\/\">I like to say that environmental genetics is a scientific bridge\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-362_d8c0d2-d4 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-362_d8c0d2-d4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-362_d8c0d2-d4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id362_4dafa8-30 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_66b812-2d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_66b812-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_66b812-2d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_67bf70-e0\">Maine Research News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/the-maine-question-podcast-explores-how-maine-can-expand-its-healthcare-industry\/'>\u2018The Maine Question\u2019 podcast explores how Maine can expand its healthcare industry<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">From hospital unit closures and job vacancies to an aging workforce, Maine is facing several challenges in sustaining its healthcare industry. Yet there are still [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/umaine-senior-helps-document-seabird-discovery-during-project-puffin-internship\/'>UMaine senior helps document seabird discovery during Project Puffin internship\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">On the afternoon of June 19, University of Maine senior Eily Buchanan spotted something peculiar through the narrow window of a wooden shelter while quietly [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/down-east-speaks-with-wason-and-weiskittel-on-the-future-of-maines-forests\/'>Down East speaks with Wason and Weiskittel on the future of Maine\u2019s forests<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Down East Magazine interviewed Jay Wason, associate professor in the University of Maine\u2019s School of Forest Resources, and Aaron Weiskittel, director of the UMaine\u2019s Center [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/umaines-cooperative-research-unit-earns-excellence-in-science-award-from-u-s-geological-survey\/'>UMaine\u2019s Cooperative Research Unit earns Excellence in Science award from U.S. Geological Survey<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The U.S. Geological Survey recently presented the 2025 Excellence in Science award to the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Maine.\u00a0\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/umaine-study-explores-whether-music-can-help-older-adults-maintain-brain-health\/'>UMaine study explores whether music can help older adults maintain brain health<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">University of Maine researchers are studying whether listening to music or learning to play an instrument could help older adults maintain cognitive function as they [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/news-center-interviews-lee-on-reducing-food-waste\/'>News Center interviews Lee on reducing food waste<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Susanne Lee, Faculty Fellow at the University of Maine Center for Sustainability Solutions and program lead for Food Rescue MAINE, spoke with News Center Maine, [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/umaine-forestry-expert-co-authors-national-guidance-on-disaster-preparedness\/'>UMaine forestry expert co-authors national guidance on disaster preparedness<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, co-authored the first paper in a series designed to help communities nationwide prepare [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/wabi-5-features-umaine-researchers-on-projects-to-replace-single-use-plastics\/'>Media feature UMaine lobster shell golf tee research<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">WMTW and\u00a0 WABI 5\u00a0 reported on researchers at the University of Maine\u00a0 making golf tees from discarded lobster shells. \u201cI got a grant from Sea [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column362_973c3e-36{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column362_973c3e-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column362_973c3e-36\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading362_8644d1-b1\">Maine-eDNA News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='ums-post-picker ums_post_summary vlist'>\n\t\t<div class='ums_post_summary-item'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/2025\/09\/09\/establishing-maine-as-a-leader-in-environmental-genetics\/' class='ums_pp_post_link' >\n\t\t\t\t<div class='ums_pp_feat_img'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Platform at aquaculture site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-105x59.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-317x178.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-423x238.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-634x357.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-846x476.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-951x535.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/09\/maine-edna-header-photo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='ums_pp_post_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class='ums_pp_post_title'>Establishing Maine as a leader in environmental genetics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class='ums_post_summary-item'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/2024\/12\/10\/pairing-edna-and-visual-data-to-understand-biodiversity-along-maines-coast\/' class='ums_pp_post_link' >\n\t\t\t\t<div class='ums_pp_feat_img'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wooded rocky Maine coastline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-1268x713.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/coastline.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='ums_pp_post_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class='ums_pp_post_title'>Pairing eDNA and visual data to understand biodiversity along Maine\u2019s coast<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class='ums_post_summary-item'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/2024\/08\/20\/understanding-river-herring-migration-and-diet-in-maines-rivers\/' class='ums_pp_post_link' >\n\t\t\t\t<div class='ums_pp_feat_img'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/08\/sam-thumbnail-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" 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