The Maine Monitor highlighted the collaboration between the University of Maine and Blue Hill Heritage Trust since 2017 to restore red spruce to Surry Forest. Jay Wason, a UMaine associate professor of forest ecosystem physiology, is spearheading the project, and a UMaine graduate student in the school of forest resources, Rose Gellman, published a forest […]
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EOS interviewed Damian Brady, professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, on the vulnerability of the Gulf of Maine to become more acidic from warming waters and increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. “The dynamics are such that we have these countervailing forces all the time. We have these rises in total alkalinity […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Matt Graham, associate professor of security management and information systems at the University of Maine, on personal data protection in the wake of a data breach discovered by Covenant Health in which hackers had access to their servers for more than a week and stole the personal data of thousands of […]
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News Center Maine and the Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of political science at the University of Maine, on early fundraising efforts ahead of the election for Maine governor in 2026. “What would have been interesting is if one candidate had significantly outraised the others, or if one of them had […]
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CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, interviewed Liam Riordan, professor of history at the University of Maine, for a segment about how the town of Castine, and much of eastern Maine, almost became part of Canada following the American Revolution. “We understand ourselves by thinking about our relationship with the past,” Riordan said. “And Castine really […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate studies at the University of Maine, was featured in the summer 2025 edition of American Archaeology. Sandweiss, who is also a past president of the Society for American Archaeology, talked about how extreme weather events make it hard for archeologists to set priorities about what to save and […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Tiffany Peterson, an adult learner recruitment and enrollment specialist at the University of Maine, about Finish Strong, a part-time bachelor’s degree completion program. Peterson said it is geared towards adult learners who have some college credit, but no bachelor’s degree. “This program is very flexible,” Peterson said. “It […]
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Maine Public, News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) shared the announcement from the University of Maine System that several of its institutions, including the University of Maine at Machias, are starting a pilot program that includes 90-credit, online degree programs incentivizing adult learners to return […]
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A feature story in Progressive Dairy highlighted the technological advances at the University of Maine’s Witter Farm, a part of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES). Investments were made toward a new robotic milking barn that is not only helping with cow comfort, but also broadening the scope of experiential learning students are […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a partnership between the University of Maine, The Jackson Laboratory and Northern Light Health to research whether a simple eye exam could help detect Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia or similar diseases in patients before symptoms begin to appear. The collaborative team is beginning the next stage of research, […]
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