A research team from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, including undergraduate and high school students, will spend the coming months recording the number, type and size of shellfish species at several sites along the upper Damariscotta River. They also will document local knowledge of the estuary held by fishermen and other local residents. […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and Maine Public interviewed Mollie Ruben, an assistant professor of psychology at University of Maine, about the study she led which found that how people use smartphones can indicate their ability to understand and interpret nonverbal social cues. “General use, how much time you spend, screen time does not appear to impact […]
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Two researchers with the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine have developed a new model for quantifying the potential for the spread of disease across diverse environments and among varied population densities during an epidemic. UMaine research associate Brandon Lieberthal and assistant professor Allison Gardner developed a mathematical analysis that simultaneously […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal, The Free Press and The Irregular advanced the virtual Maine Reuse Summit scheduled for 11 a.m.–1 p.m. June 9. More information can be found online.
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News Center Maine and the American Journal reported on the Maine Forest Tick Survey, a tick surveillance program involving researchers, land managers and citizen science landowners overseen by the University of Maine.
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In response to questions from Maine’s agricultural producers on area wages, pay, and benefits, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association developed a survey for farmer owners with employees that went out statewide this past March. Responses were due by April 2. “Farmers had no way of knowing […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, and former engineering students Cody Sheltra and Anthony Diba about the patented technology developed at UMaine and used in refurbishing the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden. Diba is a design engineer at AIT Bridges in […]
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine on May 21 to celebrate the groundbreaking research that is leading the country toward a sustainable, low-cost transportation system of the future. The 75-foot single-span […]
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How people use smartphones can indicate their ability to understand and interpret nonverbal social cues, such as facial expressions and tone, according to a University of Maine-led study. Research revealed that active smartphone users — people who write posts and share photos on social media more than they read other users’ content — are more […]
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The Springfield News-Leader noted a University of Maine Atlantic bluefin tuna satellite tagging project in a recent business article. The project will receive a portion of a five-year, $1 million conservation pledge from Bass Pro founder Johnny Morris in honor of North Carolina conservationist Eddie Bridges, who passed away earlier this week.
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