WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the fifth annual Rapid Research Week at the University of Maine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab). Students and faculty collaborate on research, from idea conception to final presentation, the report states. Each group conducted an experiment based on their research question, and presented […]
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WABI (Channel 5) quoted Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, in a report on a new online program in food technology. UMaine is now offering a 12-credit online graduate program for food and brewing industry professionals through the School of Food and Agriculture. “People always […]
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The Sandwich Enterprise talked with University of Maine doctoral student Heather Clifford about her experience on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition. “The expedition overall was quite an incredible experience; having little travel experience I had quite a few firsts,” said the 2011 graduate of Sandwich High School. “First time being in […]
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Two University of Maine online graduate programs have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The MaineMBA ranked No. 47 in online master of business administration programs and the online graduate program in education tied for No. 60. The MaineMBA ranking is up from No. 90 in 2019 […]
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The Boothbay Register and Penobscot Bay Pilot ran a University of Maine Darling Marine Center media release about climate change and the state’s coastal communities. Marina Cucuzza, a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in marine biology and marine policy, explores the role that municipal comprehensive plans have in preparing communities for environmental change. “Planning […]
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Darling Marine Center researcher Kara Pellowe and colleagues found very few clams of commercial size (2 inches or larger) last summer in any of the intertidal flats managed by the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle. Their discovery came during a collaborative project in which they counted shellfish (soft-shell clams, quahogs, razor clams, mussels and oysters) […]
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Group music training can enhance cognitive function and personal well-being in older adults, according to a new University of Maine study led by Rebecca MacAulay, an assistant professor of psychology, and Philip Edelman, an assistant professor of music education. Music is associated with reduced stress and improved quality of life and mood, and music training […]
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Regulations and financial resources that influence how people fish have as great an effect on how they deal with change as where and how they fish, found University of Maine Darling Marine Center researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie. The ecologists examined how fishermen adapt to environmental and economic change in Baja California Sur, Mexico. […]
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Hilary Thibodeau, a master of social work student at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald titled “Adding barriers to employment would hurt asylum seekers, Maine communities.”
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The University of Maine’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held on May 8 at 4 p.m. in Harold Alfond Sports Arena. New to the ceremony this year: All candidates for advanced degrees, including doctoral candidates, will receive their hoods and have their degrees conferred during the Friday afternoon ceremony. All graduate students interested in […]
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