The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and Gov. Janet Mills launched Dairy Month on June 6 at the University of Maine’s Witter Farm, uniting dairy farmers, 4-H students, researchers, state and local leaders and industry partners. Together, and with a celebratory milk toast, they highlighted the vital role of dairy in Maine’s agricultural […]
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Jose Eduardo Meireles, assistant professor of plant evolution and systematics at the University of Maine, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to develop faster, cheaper methods to study biodiversity and plant function. The CAREER, or Faculty Early Career Development, awards are among NSF’s most prestigious and support research and education activities led […]
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Spectrum News highlighted a new program from the University of Maine that aims to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce to address its challenges in youth mental health care. With the help of a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation, UMaine will train graduate students and clinicians in Modular Approach to Therapy for Children.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Beth Calder, professor of food science in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and University of Maine Cooperative Extension food science specialist, on home-based food businesses. “It always helps to have another set of eyes, to have an inspector come in to take a look at their […]
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A University of Maine study compared how well artificial intelligence models and human clinicians handled complex or sensitive medical cases. The study published in the Journal of Health Organization and Management in May evaluated more than 7,000 anonymized medical queries from the United States and Australia. The findings outlined where the technology showed promise and […]
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University of Maine researchers have released a guide on how to promote the natural beauty of cemeteries statewide while conserving the local flora that populate them. “Constellation of Living Memorials’ Guide to Intentional Native Landscaping in Maine,” available through Fogler Library’s Digital Commons, offers strategies on landscaping with native plants — identifying what plants reside […]
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One of this year’s Acadia Science Fellows is a doctoral student in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, Colby Bosley-Smith. The fellowship program is an initiative of the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park supported by the David Evans Shaw Family Foundation, Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation and individual donors. Fellows inform management and protection […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine researchers who are working to understand and mitigate the presence of a group of chemicals known as PFAS on farms in Maine. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry recently awarded five projects at UMaine $2.25M to help commercial farmers manage its presence.
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News Center Maine interviewed Kristin Vekasi, director of the International Affairs Program at the University of Maine, on how foreign trade zones could minimize tariffs. “Instead of having an 80-percent price increase, they might be able to keep it to say, 10,” said Vekasi, who is also an associate professor of political science and international […]
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Eddie Nachamie, a University of Maine student studying ecology and environmental sciences, wrote an opinion piece in the Bangor Daily News titled “We can’t let the largest landfill in Maine grow again.”
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