Mainebiz highlighted a new initiative from the University of Maine called the Forest Economy, Sustainability and Technology (FOREST). The multidisciplinary effort to bring together university, industry, government, and community collaborators for the advancement of forest-based economy in Maine.
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Vermont Business Magazine and WCAX (Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont) shared a news release about the National Science Foundation awarding a $4 million grant for researchers at the University of Vermont, University of Maine and Vermont Technical College to develop and test new sensor technology that could make monitoring the safety and performance of infrastructure […]
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Numerous medical professionals, biologists and other experts have been combating COVID-19 and the havoc it has wrought since the pandemic began. Physicists have also joined the fray, including one from the University of Maine. By inventing a new microscope, Sam Hess, a professor of physics at UMaine, can obtain new insight into the structure of […]
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A new testing lab at the University of Maine will help state landowners monitor their trees for the presence of the destructive eastern spruce budworm, a key step in tracking and mitigating a developing outbreak that could have severe impacts on Maine’s forest land and economy. Angela Mech, UMaine assistant professor of forest entomology, heads […]
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Mainebiz and the Associated Press reported that the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has received a $2.6 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support continued research and development of resilient infrastructure. The center’s director, Habib Dagher, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in […]
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The University of Maine has established the Forest Economy, Sustainability and Technology (FOREST) initiative, a universitywide multi-disciplinary effort to bring together university, industry, government, and community collaborators for the advancement of forest-based economy in Maine. Comprised of representatives from more than two dozen departments, colleges and organized research units within the UMaine, FOREST is working […]
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In a story about Lewiston-based Community Health Options awarding grants to nonprofit agencies that tackle substance abuse problems, the Sun Journal shared a quote from the organization’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, Maggie Kelley, that cites information from a University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center report about overdose fatalities. “One data […]
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Many people nationwide are experiencing a decline in their mental health. Rates of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse are rising, more so in rural areas. Ten out of 16 Maine counties have a shortage of mental health professionals. Only about half of the state population receives the services they need. At UMaine, a major effort […]
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Karen Pelletreau, director of faculty educational development at the University of Maine and former postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, spoke with The Atlantic about the ability of the sea slug Elysia chlorotica to sustain chloroplasts from the algae they consume to produce energy through photosynthesis. MSN shared the Atlantic story.
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News Center Maine reported on a “floating bridge” structure stemming from hardwood composites developed at the University of Maine. Central Maine Power deployed the structure to repair an aging transmission line on an island off the coast of Newcastle in Great Salt Bay.
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