Research

UMaine joins study on pastures in Northeast

The Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program reported that the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture is participating in a study on pastures in the Northeastern U.S. Scientists have made discoveries about the health benefits of pasture-produced milk, which could increase demand and prices and help dairies stay in business. The project includes Cornell […]

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Media report on first ever biobased, recyclable 3D-printed home

Decor Maine, Reasons to be Cheerful and Deutsche Welle (DW) reported that in 2023, researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled the first ever entirely bio-based 3D-printed home. BioHome3D is made completely out of wood fibers and bio-based resins, and is produced with very little waste. Due to the […]

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Harpswell Anchor highlights UMaine research on seaweed harvesting

An article in Harpswell Anchor highlighted research from the University of Maine and published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology which found that commercial harvesting has limited impact on seaweed beds, and seaweed harvesting has a smaller impact than previously thought.

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UMaine faculty investigating best uses for AI in special education

As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning grows, so too do the questions about the best and most ethical way to deploy these technologies in various fields. In K–12 schools, for example, students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders face significant decisions about how to balance the potential benefits of generative AI and other […]

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Carter honored with 2024 DACF Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award

Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate provost for online and continuing education at UMaine, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award. The award is the highest agriculture sector recognition in the state, annually celebrating individuals who demonstrate […]

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Media highlight R&D for new foods made from squid fins

The Boston Globe, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News highlighted a new collaborative project between Rhode Island-based seafood company The Town Dock and the University of Maine to devise new frozen food products that can be created from squid fins. Squid has become a popular menu item in […]

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UMaine Climate Reanalyzer cited by Pioneer Newz

Pioneer Newz cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that graphed how the daily average sea surface temperature in 2023 “was at its highest in over four decades of records.” A print edition of the Indian Express also cited the data.

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Science magazine features Jimenez’s ripple bug research

Science Magazine reported on research from Víctor Ortega Jiménez, assistant professor of integrative avian biology and biomechanics at the University of Maine, into how ripple bugs, insects the size of sesame seeds, move along the surface of water. His research could help engineers build robots that can leap from the water’s surface.

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The County highlights new head of UMaine potato breeding program

The County featured the new head of the University of Maine’s potato breeding program, Mario Andrade, who took over after Greg Porter retired in late 2023. “I was very fortunate when I started the job that UMaine has this project ongoing,”  said Andrade, assistant professor of potato breeding and genetics. “Greg Porter had amazing success […]

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