University of Maine students Ivy Flessen, Bria Lamonica and Leela Stockley are the spring–fall 2020 Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate fellows. Fellows receive $4,000 a semester for two consecutive semesters while they work on their chosen humanities projects and serve as humanities ambassadors to peers, the campus and beyond. Flessen, from Oswego, Illinois, […]
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University of Maine students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship — a $3,500 academic-year scholarship to support an independent research project focused on a public policy topic. The deadline for applications is noon Friday, April 10. Students must be a Maine resident, be an undergraduate enrolled […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will hold a Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training on Thursday, April 2 from 5–8:30 p.m. in Hill Auditorium for undergraduate students participating in NSF, NIH and/or USDA-NIFA sponsored research. More information and registration are online.
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Northern Light Health produced a video titled “When Memory Fades” about its Alzheimer’s Research Program that involves collaboration with the University of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory. “What if disruption of sleep was the earliest sign of neurodegeneration,” asks Marie Hayes, UMaine psychology professor and co-founder of Activas Diagnostics with Ali Abedi, professor of electrical […]
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News Center Maine and WVII (Channel 7) attended the College of Engineering’s annual E-Week Engineering Expo on Saturday, March 7 at the New Balance Field House. About 1,000 youth took part in hands-on activities and workshops to learn about engineering and what engineers do. Exhibits and activities included robotics, 3-D printing, slime-making, building boats, welding, […]
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Phys.org posted a University of Maine media release about the findings of Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie. The marine scientists found that how people fish matters perhaps as much as the quantity harvested. Their study published in Ecosphere details the impacts of size-selective fishing on an economically important species of clam in Baja California Sur, […]
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How people fish matters perhaps as much as the quantity harvested, say University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie. Their study published in Ecosphere details the impacts of size-selective fishing on an economically important species of clam in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The information is critical for fisheries managers to design policies that […]
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Experts affiliated with the University of Maine will take part in two events leading up to the sixth Maine Science Festival. Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and the School of Forest Resources, will participate in a Bangor Land Trust session titled “Bangor Climate Change: Resilience and Hope” from 9 a.m. […]
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Small mammals have different personalities, just like people do — and this can influence their decisions, leading to wide-ranging impacts on the environment. Alessio Mortelliti, University of Maine assistant professor of wildlife habitat conservation, has been awarded an $875,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to study the ecosystem consequences of small animal personality. According […]
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Six University of Maine-affiliated faculty and students will take part in the eight-member panel “This is What an Economist Looks Like” 1:30–2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 in Meeting Room 3 at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St., Bangor. The free, public event is part of the sixth Maine Science Festival being held March 18–22, […]
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