The University of Maine has joined a consortium of seven universities in the region to form the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC). The project received a $10 million five-year award starting in July from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $694,363 of which was awarded to the University of […]
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Blueberry Hill Farm, a University of Maine research facility in Jonesboro, will offer tours of its facility from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Aug. 6 as part of Wild Blueberry Weekend. Visitors will learn how wild blueberries are grown and harvested at the farm and witness various active research projects focused on climate change, nutrition, water retention […]
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If passed by the full Congress and signed by the President, the FY23 federal budget will provide $53.3 million to the System in one-time funding to advance key university workforce development and innovation projects, many of them led by the R1 University of Maine, to address state needs Orono, Maine — Leaders across the University […]
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Science Daily, Scienmag and Bioengineer.org noted that Brian McGill, professor of biological sciences in the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology, was co-author of a study led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about how early hunting homogenized mammal communities in North America. The researchers conducted an analysis of 8,831 fossils representing 365 mammal […]
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In an article about keeping Maine’s deer population healthy and under control, News Center Maine interviewed Sabrina Morano, assistant professor in the University of Maine’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology about deer habitats. Morano said deer prefer more open habitats, woodland openings or meadows during summer. Denser forests tend to result in lower […]
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The University of Maine has once again been featured in the annual Fiske Guide to Colleges. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for nearly 40 years, highlights more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” schools in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, according […]
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In an article about the proposed redevelopment of the site of a former Camden tannery, the Bangor Daily News interviewed Caroline Noblet, associate professor at the School of Economics at the University of Maine, about the prevalence of local opposition to developments in Maine. “We keep seeing it over and over again. There’s a pattern. […]
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In an article about polar bears eating garbage, the Conversation used data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer to illustrate the extent of Arctic sea ice retreat between 1980 and 2020. Polar bears entering human settlements to feed on garbage is a direct result of reduced sea ice and the loss […]
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The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper shared information about an event where community members are invited to join researchers and local students at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center for a conversation about emerging results of an ongoing community science program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Joyce Longcore, associate research professor at the School of Biology and Ecology, received the 2022 Distinguished Mycologist Award, one of the highest honors granted by the Mycological Society of America. The annual award recognizes scientists with distinguished careers in mycology research or service in the field, according to the […]
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