Maine Public and WABI detailed the efforts of the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program to capture images and data of the April 8 total solar eclipse using a balloon with testing camera, data collection, control and tracking systems attached to it. The article from Maine Public stated the biggest challenge for the ballooning […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Doing Research with Society – Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa,” on Monday, April 15 at 3 p.m. South Africa is confronted by complex water challenges, including declining water quality and quantity, habitat degradation, biodiversity loss, […]
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The 2024 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teaching in wildlife ecology, pioneering research in biodiversity, significant public engagement and research focused on voting, innovation in aquaculture and extraordinary impact on young entrepreneurs and communities across Maine. Lindsay Seward, a principal lecturer in wildlife ecology, received the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award. Brian McGill, professor of ecological modeling, […]
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Along the rocky shores of Acadia National Park are 24 known archaeological sites that preserve the history and heritage of Wabanaki people. Many of the sites house pottery sherds, tools, animal bones and other artifacts that showcase ancient Indigenous culture from a bygone age. Sea level rise, flooding and storms are eroding these sacred and […]
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This year’s Acadia Science Fellows are two graduate students from the University of Maine: Peter Howe, student in the School of Forest Resources, and Marisa Monroe, research assistant in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Conservation Biology. Peter Howe is creating a Northern Forest Historical Atlas with photogrammetric analysis of archival aerial photographs of the […]
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FOX 22/ABC 7 (Channel 7) highlighted the University of Maine’s annual education career fair, where nearly 45 employers from across Maine and 70 students from the UMaine, Husson University, Eastern Maine Community College, the University of Maine at Augusta, and the University of Maine at Farmington met inside the Wells Conference Center to discuss educational […]
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Media outlets including Portland Press Herald, ABC News, Smithsonian Magazine, New England Public Media, KTRE (Channel 9 Texas), WABI (Channel 5 Bangor), News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, FOX 23, Voice of Maine, and WGME (Channel 13 Portland) highlighted University of Maine students, faculty and staff participating in the April 8 total solar […]
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New this year, the University of Maine is holding Spirit Week Monday, April 22–Friday, April 26 to extend and celebrate Maine Day of Service on Saturday, April 20. Maine Day of Service was inaugurated in 1935 as Maine Day, set aside for the entire campus community to assist in cleaning and beautifying campus. Historically, it […]
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The Associated Press, a newswire service that spans the U.S., shared a link to a video created by the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program that will livestream the 2024 total solar eclipse. Researchers and students in the program will launch a balloon with various types of equipment, including 360-degree camera systems, into the […]
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New England Cable News, WABI (Channel 5) WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), Maine Public, News Center Maine and Spectrum News featured a press conference hosted by Gov. Janet Mills at the Versant Power Astronomy Center to discuss how to safely enjoy the 2024 total solar eclipse. During the press conference, Mills highlighted eclipse-related projects from […]
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