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UMaine study analyzes how virtual and augmented reality can be used to teach mathematics concepts

New research from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and Teaching shows how emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are creating novel ways of exploring mathematical ideas. The study, published in Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, was conducted by Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education […]

Saros leads research into how warmer winters affect toxic blue-green algal blooms in Maine’s lakes

Toxic blooms of blue-green algae have infested lakes across Maine and the U.S. at greater frequency over the years. The associate director of the Climate Change Institute seeks to understand the role global warming plays in their incidence. Jasmine Saros will lead a team of researchers from the University of Maine and other institutions in studying […]

UMaine Medicine hosting Oct. 30 webinar on impacts of pollution, climate change on human health

The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues with a virtual presentation by Nishad Jayasundara, assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences and Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 3–4 p.m. Oct. 30. In this presentation, Water Pollution, Rising Temperatures and a Mysterious Kidney Disease, Jayasundara will discuss his research examining the biochemical […]

Maine Public to air video history of UMaine’s Holt Research Forest

Maine Public will air the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests’ video, “Holt Research Forest: 4 Decades of Long-term Ecosystem Research & Education,” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, as part of its Community Films Series. More information is available online.

UMaine economist co-authors report guiding U.S. toward carbon-neutral economy

The director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center co-authored a strategic plan to guide the U.S. toward a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 as a member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN USA). University of Maine economist Jonathan Rubin and other members of SDSN USA, which was launched to implement the United Nations’ sustainable […]

Media write about UMaine-led study involving seabirds, climate change and Falkland Islands

Cosmos, Vice, Eurasia Review, Courthouse News Service, Mirage and the Natural History Museum wrote about a University of Maine-led study exploring how seabird responses to climate change 5,000 years ago transformed the Falkland Islands. A 14,000-year paleoecological reconstruction of the sub-Antarctic islands created by researchers found that seabird establishment occurred during a period of regional cooling 5,000 years ago. Their populations, in […]

Center Square highlights University of Maine report about hospitality industry loss

The Center Square reported on a University of Maine report commissioned by HospitalityMaine forecasting that COVID-19 will cause $1 billion loss in direct taxable revenue for the state hospitality industry this year compared to last year.

New study finds seabird response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed island ecosystems in the Falklands

The Falkland Islands are a South Atlantic refuge for some of the world’s most important seabird species, including five species of penguins, Great Shearwaters, and White-chinned Petrels. In recent years, their breeding grounds in the coastal tussac (Poa flabellata) grasslands have come under increasing pressure from sheep grazing and erosion. And unlike other regions of […]

Mountain Times, AP report on UMaine-led American woodcock study

The Mountain Times and Associated Press reported on a University of Maine-led study about the American woodcock migratory habits along the Eastern seaboard. According to the report, “this study is designed to provide precise and timely GPS data to track the seasonal movement and habitat selection of American woodcock during pre-migration periods in the Northeast […]

UMaine researchers develop models to forecast lethal ASP toxin movement in waterways

University of Maine researchers will develop a tool for predicting how biotoxins released by algal blooms that can cause public health issues travel through estuarine and coastal waters. The focus of the UMaine-led effort pertains to marine harmful algal blooms of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia that causes medical problems through the production of the toxin domoic […]

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