Four discoveries will be showcased by University of Maine faculty-led teams from the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on campus. The four MIRTA projects are: A nanocellulose composite orthopedic implant that promotes the growth of strong natural bone while safely […]
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Ali Abedi, assistant vice president for research and director of the Center for Undergraduate Research at the University of Maine and professor of electrical and computer engineering, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was new, space-focused businesses in Maine and the state’s role in space innovation, as […]
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Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release about a study on the association between consumption of yogurt and other dairy foods and a healthier cardiometabolic profile. The study was led by UMaine researchers Georgina Crichton, Olivia Bogucki and Merrill Elias. The researchers found that study participants who reported eating more yogurt regularly also […]
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The consumption of yogurt and other dairy foods is associated with healthier dietary habits and cardiometabolic profile, according to a new study by University of Maine researchers. The study by Georgina Crichton, Olivia Bogucki and Merrill Elias published in the International Dairy Journal explored the relationships among yogurt and other dairy foods, and dietary patterns, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Craft Brewing Business, WABI (Channel 5) and Brewbound reported on a new study released Jan. 16 by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Economics. Breweries and related activities by their suppliers and employees contributed a total of $260.4 million to the Maine […]
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Debra Allen, associate director of the University of Maine Office of Institutional Research, has been named UMaine assistant provost for institutional research and assessment, effective Jan. 1. Allen has been a member of the UMaine community since 2002. She has worked in the Office of Institutional Research for the past eight years. Her interdisciplinary Ph.D. […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias marine experts will give a 90-minute briefing to the 129th Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources during its Jan. 17 meeting that begins at 1 p.m. The intent of the briefing is to provide an overview of the expertise and resources UMaine and UMM have […]
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Medical XPress carried a University of Maine news release about a National Science Foundation award to fund research co-led by Pauline Kamath, an assistant professor of animal health at UMaine. Kamath will work with Wendy Turner, an assistant professor of biological sciences at University at Albany, State University of New York, and others from the […]
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Better prediction of the emergence, spread and evolution of the environmentally transmitted pathogen that causes anthrax is the focus of a National Science Foundation award to the University at Albany, State University of New York and the University of Maine. Wendy Turner, University at Albany assistant professor of biological sciences, is leading the research team […]
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The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias are two of eight education campuses in Maine participating in the three-year Common Campus Tree Experiment to evaluate the growth of eastern North American coniferous and deciduous species in a changing climate. The three-year research project, led by forest ecologist Nicholas Fisichelli of Schoodic Institute […]
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