Sea water teems with life — there are an average of 2.5 to 25 billion organisms in a single cup. These nearly invisible organisms, called plankton, helped make Earth habitable and are the atmosphere’s most significant contributor of oxygen to this day. Understanding this influential collective of tiny lifeforms helps scientists understand how life is […]
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News Center Maine featured research on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, being contacted by University of Maine scientists and graduate students in partnership with Sue Hunter at her farm in Unity, Maine.
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Marin, the Portland, Maine-based skincare startup and spin-out from the University of Maine, has launched a new lip treatment made with marine glycoproteins, an upcycled byproduct of lobster processing. The company’s new Glycoprotein Lip Treatment comes in two varieties, unscented and blueberry french toast, and drops just in time for dry skin season. Like Marin’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the University of Maine Graduate School’s Imagine That! Tours 1–4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 during Homecoming and Family and Friends Weekend. The tours offer a first-hand look, feel and taste of innovative research from the University of Maine’s research centers. The event is free and open to the public. Advanced […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine announced that it is hosting the second annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering from Oct. 25–27. Events will take place at a variety of locations on the university’s flagship campus in Orono. Partner organizations participating in the symposium include The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the […]
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Anyone interested in getting a first-hand look, feel and taste of the innovative research being generated by the University of Maine’s research centers are invited to attend the Graduate School’s Imagine That! Tours from 1–4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 during Homecoming and Family and Friends Weekend. During the tours, attendees will see the first-class […]
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Merrilee Schoen wants to use art to show that social change can be joyous. Through her project called the Joy Truck, which is a central part of her thesis for the master’s program in Intermedia Studies at the University of Maine, Schoen has been exploring what community joy means, and what individuals and artists can […]
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Vita Tomakhiv of Kyiv never planned to leave Ukraine, but then the Russian military invaded. With help from the University of Maine, she left in June 2022, four months after the war broke out to continue her education. As the Russia-Ukraine war raged on, Tomakhiv, a master’s student in global policy, yearned to help the […]
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With Earth’s oceans facing rapid climate and ecological change, University of Maine faculty will use a $3 million award from the National Science Foundation to create a new training program for graduate students that will support the next generation of marine science and conservation professionals. Over the next five years, Joshua Stoll, an associate professor […]
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Peatlands are a treasure trove of organic material. Researchers at the University of Maine are using their knowledge of hydrogeology and computer modeling to understand exactly what these overlooked areas contribute to the greater environment and how to ethically manage them. Peatlands are marshy collections of dead and decaying plant matter. They are often referred […]
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