Research

Howell speaks to Business Insider about membrane to capture airborne COVID-19 droplets

Business Insider interviewed University of Maine biomedical engineer Caitlin Howell about efforts to develop a bioengineered membrane to capture airborne coronavirus droplets. The National Science Foundation allocated $225,000 for the project, a joint effort between UMaine and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  The project team, led by Howell and UMass Amherst chemical engineer Jessica Schiffman, […]

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Leslie to share progress of Maine Climate Council on Aug. 7

Heather Leslie will present a webinar titled “Climate science and action for Maine’s coast and coastal communities” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Leslie is the director of the Darling Marine Center and an associate professor in the School of Marine Sciences. Since September 2019, she has co-led the Coastal and Marine Working Group of […]

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Talbot helps ID muscle gene that, when altered, causes joint disease

Jared Talbot is part of a 32-member international research team that identified a gene that, when altered, can cause bent fingers and toes, clubfoot, scoliosis, and short stature.  The team discovered that partial loss of the protein coding gene MYLPF (myosin light chain, phosphorylatable, fast skeletal muscle) results in a disorder called distal arthrogryposis (DA) […]

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Wild blueberries

Study finds wild blueberry extracts influence blood vessel formation

When the human body sustains injury, cells spring into action. New blood vessels emerge through a process called angiogenesis, and cells migrate in a coordinated campaign of healing. The ability to control these mechanisms has the potential to advance therapies ranging from cancer to wound treatment. Polyphenols, a type of bioactive compounds that naturally occurs […]

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NYT mentions UMaine in article about seismic noise reduction during pandemic

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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Lobster Institute cited in pieces about blue lobster at Akron Zoo 

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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Maine Landscape

Mitchell Center to assess equity of Maine’s climate strategies

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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UMaine professors receive Department of Energy grant to design novel energy-storage materials 

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 project initiated at UMaine applied in National Parks nationwide

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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