For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Maine’s research enterprise has achieved all-time high record levels of receiving and expending R&D funding. In fiscal year 2024, the total external funding has reached $225.3 million resulting in a 19% increase over $189.7 million in fiscal year 2023 and a 147% increase over six years. Additionally, […]
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News Center Maine reported on activities held at Pemaquid Point as part of a Marine Science Bridge Week for first-year University of Maine students to engage in marine science research and team-building activities. The Marine Science Bridge Week is part of the semester-long, aquaculture-themed “Test What’s in Your Oyster” Research Learning Experience (RLE) course. It’s […]
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Four faculty- and staff-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2024 projects will involve developing research innovations in environmentally-friendly advanced manufacturing, web privacy protections, water filtration for a group of chemicals known as PFAS, and accelerated soil carbonation to reduce carbon […]
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University of Maine Libra Professor of Anthropology and Climate Studies Dan Sandweiss was honored for decades of supporting the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru during a ceremony held July 17. The editor of the museum’s journal spoke about Sandweiss’ scholarly accomplishments — he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences […]
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Mainebiz reported on a $10 million federal grant awarded to University of Maine researchers and their colleges to investigate using low-value wood to make sustainable jet fuel and fish feed. In partnership with UMass Lowell, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Arbiom, researchers aim to turn wood waste into valuable products and improve forest management.
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When Sandra Caron arrived at the University of Maine as an undergraduate student in 1975, it was during the height of the sexual revolution. Landmark events like the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision and the Stonewall riots in New York City were just a few years old. Birth control had only recently become […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported on a recent study which found that the waterways in and around Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are home to a significant amount of microplastic pollution. There are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchman Bay and several connected rivers and estuaries […]
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According to the Bangor Daily News, Bangor is preparing for the arrival of invasive Emerald Ash Borers with help from four University of Maine forestry students. The students surveyed 8,574 public trees and found that 20% are ash, which is important for the city’s environment. To protect these trees, Bangor plans to treat them with […]
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The Boston Globe highlighted Rachel Schattman, a former vegetable farmer and sustainable agriculture professor at the University of Maine, for her research on how climate change affects wild blueberry production. She is helping Wyman’s Blueberries adapt to changing weather patterns to ensure a stable harvest. Her research is key to maintaining the industry’s productivity amid […]
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Science News highlighted the work of Mario Andrade, a plant geneticist at the University of Maine, who is developing climate-resilient crops such as heat-tolerant potatoes. Researchers are leveraging advanced tools like genome-assisted breeding to create crops that can withstand the impacts of climate change.
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