Liping Yu, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Maine, has been selected as a fellow for the 2021 U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship program (SFFP). The program offers hands-on exposure to Air Force research challenges through 8- to 12-week research residencies at participating Air Force research facilities for […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a five-week college research course for high school students in grades 10–12 offered at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center this summer. More information about the course, which is free for eligible students, is online.
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The University of Maine, in partnership with The University of Maine Foundation, is soliciting nominations for the 2021 Geddes W. Simpson Lecture. This endowed lecture series facilitates campus visits and presentations by prominent speakers with expertise at the interface of science and history. In the past the series has hosted a broad range of speakers […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, Morning Ag Clips and the Daily Bulldog shared a news release about University of Maine researchers assisting in a multi-institutional effort to create new strategies for producing and marketing small grains like bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye and others. Cornell University is leading the project, and has […]
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University of Maine researchers Richard Corey and Nicholas Giudice spoke to The INDATA Project at Easterseals Crossroads on its podcast, “Assistive Technology Update,” about their upcoming smartphone app that provides navigational assistance so people with disabilities and seniors can enjoy ride-sharing and ride-hailing with self-driving cars. The co-founders of the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction […]
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Registration is open for an online professional development program, “Career Transformation Lunch-and-Learn Series,” offered noon–1 p.m. April 9, 16 and 23 through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Participants will learn to differentiate themselves from other job applicants with specific networking, resume writing and interviewing strategies shared during these casual lunch-and-learn sessions. Topics include “Building […]
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Thousands of University of Maine undergraduates engage in research and creative activities that prepare them for careers and support the university and public. They uncover knowledge, technology and products for a growing, modern economy. Their work, which molds them into problem-solving citizens, exemplifies UMaine’s role as the state’s public research university. The annual UMaine Student […]
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Phys.org and WFMZ (Channel 69 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) picked up a University of Maine news release highlighting the publication of a study by Joshua Stoll, an assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences at UMaine, in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. The study found that alternative seafood networks (ASNs) can diversify food supply chains and […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, the Sun Journal and Bangor Daily News advanced a talk highlighting the work of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) at 3 p.m. April 12. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the event, “Strengthening Learning, Leadership and Equity in Maine and Wabanaki Wild Shellfisheries,” […]
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Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in supply chains, according to a new international study led by the University of Maine. The […]
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