Research

Media report on study of masking behavior during pandemic

The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Medical Xpress, Mediexpose, MD Linx, the Free Press and Opera News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting a study of mask wearing behavior during the pandemic. According to the study, belief in the value of science influences masking behavior. 

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Bicycle with 3D-printed frame created by UMaine students.

UMaine seniors create 3D-printed bicycle frame for Orono High School

Four University of Maine seniors created a 3D-printed bicycle frame to give to Orono High School for their Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) capstone project.  Orono Middle School and High School Librarian Emily Jackson Sanborn will accept the frame from the UMaine seniors and faculty at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 3 outside of the school […]

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Dagher discusses floating offshore wind power with Maine Public

Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, discussed the research and economic prospects of floating offshore wind power development with Maine Public. “The engineering challenges we’ve solved relatively quickly,” Dagher said. “But it’s really the business end of it, how do we make it in Maine, how do we […]

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Ellsworth American reports on fitness trackers for lobsters

The Ellsworth American reported on a project led by the University of Maine Lobster Institute to prototype miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival in the lobster supply chain for the Maine lobster industry. “The […]

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Undergraduate, graduate students receive awards at 2021 Student Symposium

In a virtual platform, 569 students showcased 338 research and creative works at the 2021 UMaine Student Symposium held on April 16. The sixth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to view student research and scholarly work — all online due to COVID-19. The free public event was organized by the Office of […]

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CUGR 2021 summer fellowship, Undergraduate MSGC Research Experience recipients announced

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced its 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowship and Undergraduate Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Research Experience recipients.  The CUGR 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the […]

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Morgan Stosic

Stosic study links belief in science to mask-wearing during the pandemic

Individuals’ perceptions of science as a source of superior knowledge can predict the likelihood of mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by University of Maine psychology researchers.  Doctoral students Morgan Stosic and Shelby Helwig, and assistant professor Mollie Ruben examined whether belief in science (BIS), a construct that measures […]

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BDN reports on Roman’s research into cause of last glacial maximum

The Bangor Daily News picked up a University of Maine news release announcing the award of a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to Zander Roman, a UMaine senior studying Earth and climate sciences. Roman will use the award to pursue a doctorate in paleoclimatology at UMaine and study what triggered the change in […]

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