The New York Times mentioned the University of Maine in its coverage of research published in the journal Science about “the longest and most coherent global seismic noise reduction in recorded history” due to the coronavirus. The quieting, according to the researchers, resulted from social distancing, industrial shutdowns and drops in travel and tourism. Researchers […]
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The University of Maine Lobster Institute was cited in stories by NBC’s “Today,” News 5 Cleveland, the Alliance Review and the Akron Beacon Journal (ABJ) about a blue lobster. In Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a Red Lobster employee noticed the lobster’s color and reached out to the Akron Zoo about the find, ABJ reported. The lobster named […]
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Sustainability experts from the University of Maine will advise a governor’s council on how efforts to combat climate change could support historically underrepresented populations in the state. The Maine Climate Council tapped the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions to assist with its efforts to improve equity outcomes of the state Climate Action […]
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Two University of Maine researchers will use artificial intelligence-aided design to develop new materials for improved batteries and supercapacitors. The research initiative led by Liping Yu, assistant professor of physics, and Yingchao Yang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, “Artificial-Intelligence Aided Design and Synthesis of Novel Layered 2D Multi-Principal Element Materials for Energy Storage,” is one […]
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Citizen science is a powerful tool for assessing the risk of environmental contamination, according to a new assessment of a nationwide project initiated at the University of Maine. The Dragonfly Mercury Project encourages students, volunteers and visitors of National Parks to collect dragonfly larvae to measure mercury levels in water bodies. The continental-scale study is […]
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A story on Good Morning America’s website about Black students experiencing racism in college Greek life cited a 2019 study by Kathleen Gillon, assistant professor of higher education at the University of Maine. Historically Black fraternities and sororities launched in the early 1900s when traditional social organizations excluded BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) […]
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Ivan Fernandez, professor with the Climate Change Institute, told Civil Eats — a news source about the American food system — that 2020 has borne out a pattern of longer, drier summers punctuated by more intense precipitation events. “We’re living with a bit of whiplash this year, with both drought as well as extreme precipitation […]
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Professor of Management Information Systems Nory Jones and students Grace Graham and Julianne Llerena spoke with WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) about Undiscovered Maine. This Maine Business School project uses social media to bring attention to sometimes overlooked areas of the state and small businesses there, including those struggling during the pandemic. “Our regular […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) was touted in a Mainebiz story for its collaboration with the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Manufacturers Association of Maine to help area businesses recover during the pandemic. “COVID has put many manufacturers in a difficult situation. They wish to keep workers safe but still need to […]
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News Center Maine, Business Insider and FOX 22/WFVX Bangor reported that University of Maine and University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers are exploring how to detect and analyze airborne coronavirus droplets using a bioengineered membrane. The team, led by UMaine biomedical engineer Caitlin Howell and UMass Amherst chemical engineer Jessica Schiffman, seeks to develop a membrane […]
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