Ed Grew, a research professor of geological sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Quanta Magazine article about whether geology is predictable or if Earth’s mineral composition is due to chance events. The answer, according to the article, could help scientists identify planets likely to harbor life. Robert Hazen, a mineral physicist […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a new $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR program that will fund a four-year study examining the future of dams in New England. The project marks an expansion in partners and scope for the New England Sustainability Consortium (NEST), adding Rhode Island to the existing partnership between […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “We should prepare for the worst consequences of climate change,” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine. Howard is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and […]
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The Forecaster reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a fundraising event to support the gardens and outdoor classrooms at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. The Taste of Tidewater event will be held 5–8 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Episcopal Church of Saint Mary Parish House. The event will include […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release about a hike and memorial service to honor fallen service members from UMaine and surrounding communities. The Summit Project (TSP) event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26 with a walk from the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor to Alfond Stadium on the UMaine campus […]
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Motherboard spoke with Katherine Thompson, a Ph.D. marine science student at the University of Maine, for an article about the challenges researchers face with the current scientific funding system. According to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study, 4 percent of the 2015 U.S. federal budget was appropriated for scientific research, compared to 10 percent in […]
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The Weekly published a University of Maine student profile on Pam Wells, a nontraditional undergraduate who is enrolled in the School of Forest Resources. Already a UMaine alumna, Wells holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology-English that she earned in 1981 and a master’s degree in social work earned in 1991. She now is considering going […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about civil engineering doctoral student Andrew Young being named a 2015 NASA Space Technology Research Fellow for his work on the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) project at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. A HIAD is a nose-mounted device on a spacecraft that slows […]
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The Free Press reported the University of Maine will take part in the annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, August 14–16 on the Rockland waterfront. UMaine’s Herring Gut Learning Center, a marine resources education facility in Port Clyde, will host a seaweed-bookmark-making station, according to the article. UMaine’s learning centers at Tanglewood and Blueberry […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Upward Bound’s 50th anniversary reunion at the University of Maine. Upward Bound provides support to youth from low-income families to prepare for college. The goal is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from colleges and universities. Participants from the past five […]
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