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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The University of Maine System Rural Health and Well-being Grand Challenge Initiative’s Injury Prevention Collaborative recently held a seed grant competition for UMS researchers. The program is coordinated by Marcella Sorg and Jamie Wren at the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with assistance from UMaine’s Office of Research Development. The UMS Injury […]
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News Center Maine reported on the February 2021 drug overdose report compiled by Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine forensic anthropologist who also serves Maine’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The report was issued by both the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and Office of the Attorney General.
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The last few years have been especially busy for Mark Brewer. The University of Maine political science professor is a respected go-to source for reporters seeking context about political events and the political climate. That’s in addition to his research about partisanship, public opinion, public policy, and interactions between religion and politics, and his popular […]
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News Center Maine reported that University of Maine researchers Greg Porter, a professor of plant, soil and environmental science, and Ek Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics, are developing DNA-based tools that will speed introduction of new potato varieties. Fresh Plaza also reported on the research. Potato News Today shared the News Center […]
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The Maine Monitor talked with John Daigle, a professor of forest recreation management in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, about state and federal initiatives to prevent emerald ash borer infestation in Maine.
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Mollie Ruben, an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Emotion, Pain and Interpersonal Communication Lab at the University of Maine, spoke with the BBC World News and ABC News for a story about the impact of face coverings on our perceptions of strangers. Ruben conducted a study asking 1,000 participants to rate the […]
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