The University of Maine has teamed up with the Southern Smoke Foundation to offer up to 200 hours of free mental health counseling for Maine’s food and beverage workers through the Behind You pilot program, as reported by the Portland Press Herald. This initiative is available online and in person to help manage stress and […]
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Maine Public interviewed Richard Corey, director of the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine, for a segment of its radio show “Maine Calling” on automotive news. He discussed autonomous vehicles and his team’s research into technology that can make them more accessible for seniors and people with visual impairments.
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Maine Public featured Jessica Decke, director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood, on a segment of its radio show “Maine Calling” about summer camps. The segment explored the various summer camps in Maine, covering their history, diverse offerings and essential role in shaping the state’s culture and […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine graduate student Sonora Ortiz, who is leading a study on phytoremediation, the process by which plants draw a group of chemicals known as PFAS from soil; exploring which crops can safely absorb these toxic chemicals and seeking new solutions for the state’s contaminated farms. “The PFAS will accumulate […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the work of the University of Maine’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab overseen by Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine science. By chemically analyzing materials in the otoliths, Golet’s lab can tell whether Atlantic bluefin tuna were spawned in the Mediterranean Sea or on the North American coast. That’s an important […]
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Maine Public, Mainebiz and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine’s upcoming Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center (SAWIC), the development, design and engineering for which will commence this fall. SAWIC will advance aquaculture talent development and innovation for Maine and beyond. The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved moving forward […]
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When a youth athlete suffers an injury in a game or practice, the decision about when they’re ready to return to their workout routine and ultimately to the field or court should be a collaborative decision between medical professionals, the athlete themselves and their family. For high school athletes, and increasingly those who play middle […]
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Gov. Janet Mills honored Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with the Governor’s Award during the sixth annual Governor’s Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 25. Sorg was recognized for her “extraordinary contributions in the fight against substance use disorder,” according to […]
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From the piers in Casco Bay to the marinas of the midcoast and wharves along Downeast shorelines, working waterfronts are crucial to Maine’s economy and communities. Faced with the threat of rising sea levels, stronger and more frequent storms, aging infrastructure and development pressures, Gov. Janet Mills and her administration have developed strategies and nature-based […]
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Emerald ash borer — or “EAB,” as it is known by those who study it — is an invasive insect that will decimate ash tree populations in Maine, as it has done in so many other places across the country. It’s not a matter of if, but when. At the University of Maine, that inevitability […]
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