A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts. The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are […]
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Endothermy, or the ability to maintain body temperature at a constant and elevated level, is a signature mammalian characteristic. But global climate change is affecting mammalian temperature regulation in a variety of ways as it reshapes natural habitats. Understanding the impact of temperature fluctuations on mammals that inhabit diverse environments is critical to identifying vulnerable […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and the Mount Desert Islander reported that Lauren Ross, a University of Maine assistant professor of hydraulics and water resources engineering, is collaborating with the Maine Ocean School to gather data for a 5-year project funded by her National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Ross hopes to characterize the mixing of fresh and salt water […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a weeklong celebration of student research and creative activity Aug. 23–27 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Student led performances, undergraduate student research highlights and TedX-style faculty talks will be offered daily from 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. to kick off the Research Learning Experience initiative. The free events will be […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Potato Pro and Potato News Today shared a University of Maine news release about a National Science Foundation award that will support establishment of a research hub at UMaine that will focus on Potato Virus Y. Assistant professor E. Han Tan is a co-principal investigator on the project, which is led by the University […]
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Medical News and the Magnolia Reporter reported that Ek Han Tan, a University of Maine assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, is a co-principal investigator of a collaborative project that will establish a virus research institute at the University of Arkansas. UMaine will serve as a hub for the center in this […]
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Down East magazine spoke with Rafa Tasnim, a Ph.D. student in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, about a study which revealed that Washington County’s blueberry fields are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state. Tasnim hopes that the methods used in this study will be applicable to […]
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Greater understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses to potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine that is part of a new $6.1 million institute focused on virology and host-virus dynamics. The National Science Foundation awarded the grant to the University of […]
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Next April, Václava “Vendy” Hazuková will go to an arid, treeless area in West Greenland to solve a puzzle. It’s not known how lakes there contribute to Arctic carbon cycling — the process in which carbon atoms move from the atmosphere to the Earth and back. Where carbon is — including in the atmosphere, oceans, […]
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The ways yeast and human cells communicate are similar, according to University of Maine assistant professor of biochemistry Joshua Kelley. Each makes use of a family of proteins called G-protein coupled receptors that detect signals outside the cell, and transfer that information into signals inside the cell. These types of receptors are responsible for, among […]
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