NewsCenter Maine mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab and its 2019 findings in a story about University of Massachusetts Medical School researchers working to develop a Lyme preexposure prophylaxis shot to stop the disease before it starts. The UMaine report noted that nearly 40 percent of ticks submitted last year to the […]
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In the 19th century, Penobscot grandmothers approved marriages, adjusted family disputes, sanctioned divorces and carried wampum. The tribe’s grandmothers’ council (nohkəməssizak mawebohwak, or the modern spelling, nohkomess potawasin) could veto a declaration of war by the chief and tribal council. Penobscot women had powerful and wide-ranging roles in their society, and their importance was embedded […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what does the future hold for Maine’s forests? Forests play a central role in defining the state — from its geography to the economy to just about any aspect of Maine’s way of life that you can think of. But the way forestry is practiced and the […]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) — the development of computer systems that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence; including visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making and language translation — once was considered to be a concept for science-fiction writing or a vision for the future of computing. The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Rebecca MacAulay, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Maine, for an article about mindfulness. “Informal mindfulness walking entails noticing what is happening as you move from one place to another,” said MacAulay. “Our brains are constantly categorizing things, mindfulness stops the categorizing and helps us accept […]
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Jeanne Lambrew, commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, will visit campus as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Feb. 20. Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are individuals with past or current careers as policymakers in Maine — people of distinguished status and extensive experience. Each fellow comes to campus as the guest […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and its nonpartisan student program Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership hosted the third annual Women of Power Networking Reception on Feb. 13 at the Senator Inn in Augusta. Women of Power celebrates those individuals who serve the state of Maine in Augusta and beyond, and those who […]
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Snowmobiling generated $459 million in direct spending to the Maine economy and supported 2,279 jobs in the state during the 2018–19 season, according to a new study by the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Snowmobile Association (MSA) and the state Snowmobile Program. Accounting for indirect and induced economic activity, the contribution of […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared findings from the 2020 Maine’s Climate Future report authored by University of Maine scientists, with support from the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The state’s climate is not only changing due to global temperatures increasing overall, but the rate at which it is changing is speeding up, according to […]
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Potato News Today shared WAGM’s story that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato Integrated Pest Management program $553,486. The money will be used to develop new varieties of stress-tolerant, disease- and insect-resistant potatoes that display hardy qualities and are visually aesthetic […]
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