The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NE-SARE) program has awarded $149,000 to the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture. The award will support a yearlong fellowship program for agricultural advisers and farmers working in vegetable and small fruit industries to adapt to challenges related to climate change. The […]
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New telepsychology services, including one focused on stress responses to COVID-19, are now available through the Psychological Services Center at the University of Maine. The center is the in-house outpatient clinic for an American Psychological Association accredited doctoral training program in clinical psychology. Staffed by clinician-psychologist teams with specific expertise, the center serves clients throughout […]
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WVII (Channel 7) quoted E. Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics at the University of Maine, for a report on his team’s efforts to plant American chestnut trees. The American Chestnut Foundation is addressing a shortage of chestnut trees by teaming up with colleges and universities around the state to help them regrow, […]
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Do you make kimchi at home, or are you interested in learning how to make it? Researchers at the University of Maine are seeking Maine residents who are at least 18 years old and want to ferment their own kimchi. Kimchi-makers and those interested in learning more about this traditional cabbage dish will be asked […]
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For generations, majestic American chestnut trees flourished and provided food and wood for people from Maine to Florida. These 100-foot “redwoods of the East” were called perfect trees. They grew fast and produced nutritious chestnuts for people and animals. And their straight-grained and rot-resistant wood was ideal for building houses and barns and crafting furniture. […]
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Researchers have made a significant advance in the synthesis of high-energy mechanically interlocked polymers (MIP) used in exotic materials, according to a new study in the prestigious journal Science. University of Maine professor R. Dean Astumian, a theorist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a corresponding author of the study, along with Sir […]
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While almost a billion people in the world are food insecure, we annually throw away about one-third of the food we produce. In economic terms, the global cost of that waste is about $200 billion. We can do better. Some countries already do. In this episode of “The Maine Question,” host Ron Lisnet talks with […]
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Craig Mason, a professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the College of Education and Human Development, has been chosen as the 2020–21 University of Maine System Trustee Professor for UMaine. The competitive award provides release time and support for faculty to undertake research and other scholarly creative endeavors not feasible within their normal […]
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Jack Shafer cited University of Maine media historian Michael Socolow in a Politico opinion piece titled “Tom Cotton Did Us a Favor by Exposing a Bad Law with a Bad Op-Ed.” Sen. Cotton had penned a New York Times op-ed titled “Send in the Troops” in response to protests against racism and police brutality. Readers […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will administer Responsible Conduct of Research training starting Monday, June 8. The training is required for undergraduate students doing National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and/or United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture-sponsored research. More information about the online training and a link to register are […]
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