In an article about federal officials setting a date for the second meeting of a key intergovernmental task force planning offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, Spectrum News cited the fact that University of Maine has been pioneering this technology in the U.S., with active plans for research projects, including in federal territory. […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Auburn) highlighted data from state agencies and the University of Maine showing fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, is fueling the surge in deadly overdoses. In 2021, 77% of all fatal overdoses in Maine were attributed to fentanyl, which is up to 50-times stronger than heroin. UMaine data also show that […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Daily Bulldog wrote about research at the University of Maine led by Alessio Mortelliti, associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, found that studying marten can tell scientists about 11 other mammals living in the state. “This is great news for conservation and management agencies as […]
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Emmanuel Boss and Lee Karp-Boss, professors at the School of Marine Sciences, were interviewed for Hakai Magazine about their role collecting data about ocean microbes on the Tara expedition. From 2009–13, the Tara traversed the globe as scientists aboard sampled the ocean’s microbes and studied how fast those microbes sank. Boss and Karp-Boss have both […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) highlighted the inclusion of the University of Maine and University of New England in a $6 million project to advance research in quality control of biomanufacturing and biotechnology. The initiative is supported by a Department of Energy EPSCoR grant. Andrew Crawley in the UMaine School of Economics is leading the […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/Channel 7 Bangor) featured research conducted at the University of Maine about how animals’ personalities impact the way they shape the environment around them. Allison Brehm, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology at the UMaine and principal author of the study, explained that deer mice who are […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was interviewed by Newsradio WGAN (AM 560/FM 98.5) about Maine Impact Week. Maine Impact Week is a week-long experience occurring in April of every year, culminating in the UMaine Student Symposium held on Friday. Events are hosted by groups all over campus and featured on the Maine Impact Week […]
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The Sun Journal featured University of Maine data in a sweeping report about opioid drug deaths in Maine. The Sun Journal analyzed annual confirmed drug death counts, from 1997 through September of 2021, using data from drug death reports from the Rural Drug and Alcohol Research Program at the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith […]
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Jared Talbot wants to share zebrafish with the scientific community — and now he has an award to prove it. Talbot came to the University of Maine as an assistant professor in 2019 and is now one of five researchers at the university who specializes in using zebrafish as a model organism for scientific studies […]
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A University of Maine-led research study about prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands has been adapted into a kid-friendly format for use in classrooms by the organization Science Journal for Kids. Science Journal for Kids is a nonprofit based in Texas whose mission is to improve scientific literacy by adapting research papers for school […]
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