Skylar Bayer reminisces about her friendship with scallop diver Andy Mays at a Story Collider event with the theme “Bonds.” Bayer, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Maine, is a marine biologist, producer for The Story Collider, storyteller and science communicator. She and Mays appeared in The Colbert Report’s hysterical 2013 feature titled […]
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Mainebiz reported the UMaine Business Challenge at the University of Maine announced the winners of its eighth annual pitch contest presented by Business Lending Solutions, which awarded $16,000 in cash and prizes to collegiate entrepreneurs. Maxwell Burtis, a UMaine mechanical engineering student, won both the first-place prize of $5,000 and the $10,000 Innovations Prize with […]
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Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]
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Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs. As a scientist with Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), Myracle looks for innovations in aquaculture. And when the assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine spied dog treats at a local supermarket that were made with […]
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Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who […]
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Skylar Bayer’s “Friends in SCUBA” story that she told for SoundBites will air at 7 p.m. March 24 on Maine Public. Soundbites are “true stories told live by local Mainers and nationally recognized tellers.” Bayer, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Maine, is a marine biologist, producer for The Story Collider, storyteller and science […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated June 3. There are lots of oysters on Josephine Roussell’s plate. A few literally, and many more figuratively. The 2018 University of Maine graduate is a research technician on a team designing a sorter for small-scale oyster growers. Aquaculture already provides more than 50 percent of seafood worldwide, according to the […]
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The fifth annual Maine Science Festival will be held in Bangor and Orono March 13–17. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. “Ask a […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated March 13 From healthy foods to cutting-edge research, bioscience — applying knowledge to develop biological solutions — advances our quality of life. The University of Maine and the Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) invite the public to tour top-notch UMaine facilities and learn about innovative programs that encompass the biosciences 4–7 […]
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Rhian Waller’s front yard is a 660-foot-deep fjord. The long, narrow sea inlet nestled between cliffs in Tjärnö, Sweden is home to a host of marine species, including seabirds and harbor seals. And corals. Until January 2020, the fjords also will be areas of exploration for Waller, a University of Maine marine scientist based at […]
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