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Artificial intelligence can be used to better monitor Maine’s forests, UMaine study finds

Monitoring and measuring forest ecosystems is a complex challenge because of an existing combination of softwares, collection systems and computing environments that require increasing amounts of energy to power. The University of Maine’s Wireless Sensor Networks (WiSe-Net) laboratory has developed a novel method of using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make monitoring soil moisture […]

Media features Intermedia students creating art with nanocellulose

Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News featured graduate students from the University of Maine Intermedia Programs creating art from nanocellulose generated at the Process Development Center on campus.

Fernandez featured on Maine Public discussing carbon sequestration

Ivan Fernandez, distinguished Maine professor at the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute and School of Food and Agriculture, was a panelist on the Maine Public radio show “Maine On Point” for an episode about how carbon sequestration in Maine can help slow climate change.

O’Neill speaks to BDN about Old Town bridge impacting timber routes

Shane O’Neill, the forest industry business development manager at the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News about how the new 30-ton weight limit on the Llewellyn G. Estes Memorial Bridge in Old Town impacts the transportation of forest products. O’Neill told the BDN that the bridge over […]

Media share UMaine study about participatory planning for climate change in MDI tourism

The Bangor Daily News, Mount Desert Islander and Travel and Tour World shared a study from the University of Maine that shows bringing together academics and tourism developers on Mount Desert Island (MDI) is an effective way to identify climate change impacts and determine what can be done to address them given a community’s strengths, […]

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Mount Desert Island tourism can use participatory planning to address climate change impacts, UMaine research shows

A study from the University of Maine shows that bringing together academics and tourism developers on Mount Desert Island (MDI) is an effective way to identify climate change impacts and determine what can be done to address them given a community’s strengths, limitations and resources. Now, thanks to the work of a transdisciplinary group of […]

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NSF awards $6 million for UMaine-led effort to establish new lab to study AI in advanced manufacturing

A new lab to study how the latest artificial intelligence tools and techniques could bolster advanced manufacturing in northern New England will be launched with a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation to the University of Maine. UMaine will collaborate with the University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Southern Maine Community College, […]

UMaine part of New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

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 […]

Nanocellulose may help wild blueberry yield when applied with fertilizer, UMaine study finds

Nanocellulose may help increase the yield from wild blueberry plants when used with liquid fertilizer applied to leaves, according to a new University of Maine study. Nanocellulose, a natural polymer derived from trees and plants that has many desirable properties, is used in research and development for a myriad of applications, such as packaging materials, […]

Press Herald, Centralmaine.com feature talk from Daigle and students about threats from emerald ash borer on brown ash trees

The Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com featured a presentation about the threats the emerald ash borer poses to brown ash trees from John Daigle, a University of Maine professor of forest recreation management and citizen member of the Penobscot Nation, and his Ph.D. students.

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