National news feature UMaine study suggesting culture outweighs genes in major evolutionary shift

Campus weather closure at 12:15 p.m. December 2

Posted: December 02, 2025 - 5:28 AM

In light of the inclement weather and our desire for everyone to travel home safely, we are closing campus today, Tuesday, December 2, at 12:15 p.m. In-person and online classes beginning at that time or later are cancelled. Campus will reopen Wednesday, December 3, at 5:00 a.m. Only employees designated essential by Storm Day Staffing Plans should remain on campus after 12:15 p.m.

Fogler Library will close at 12:15 p.m.

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September 19, 2025 Research, UMaine in the News

Newsweek, Nautilus, and Earth.com reported that human evolution may no longer be driven primarily by genetics, according to a new theory by researchers at the University of Maine which claims that cultural systems are now shaping the way humans survive, adapt and reproduce.