Seaweed, which is gaining popularity as a superfood in the United States, has several health benefits, but whether they are retained in products that have been processed in different ways remains unclear. Research by an international team including the University of Maine aims to develop and optimize processing and preservation techniques for seaweed to retain […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks why the state’s reuse economy is so robust. In the third episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Cindy Isenhour, a professor of anthropology and climate change and faculty associate in the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability […]
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Amy Blackstone’s article “Sexual Harassment in Academia and Beyond: Causes, Consequences, and Change” was published in the September/October 2019 issue of ASA Footnotes. Blackstone writes that “knowledge from decades of sociological research helps us understand — and change — the reality of sexual harassment in academic workplaces and beyond.” Allies have an important role to […]
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Kody Varahramyan, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, attended the White House Summit of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment, Nov. 5 in Washington, D.C. The summit focused on the progress made to date by the National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on the Research Environment. Specific emphasis was […]
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Mothers being treated for opioid-dependency showed impaired responsiveness and sensitivity to their babies, compared to mothers not dependent on opioids but similar in socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. The opioid-dependent mothers’ sensitivity deficits were associated with reduced oxytocin (OT) release. OT, which is made in the hypothalamus of the brain, is normally released during mothers’ interactions […]
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Soil bacterial communities influence crop success and agricultural sustainability by interacting with plants in a variety of ways, from exchanging nutrients to influencing plant susceptibility to infection. Sue Ishaq, an assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences in the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture, recently participated in a project that examines how […]
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Sixteen students and 12 faculty members from the University of Maine Honors College will present research Nov. 6–10 at the 54th annual National Collegiate Honors Council conference in New Orleans. The theme, “Disrupting Education: Creativity and Innovation in Honors,” challenges attendees to think, question and act. The submission process is highly selective. Four of the […]
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Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and research professor with the University of Maine Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was quoted in the New York Times article “Epstein’s Autopsy ‘Points to Homicide,’ Pathologist Hired by Brother Claims.” In August, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Jeffrey Epstein […]
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Hannah Nadeau of Litchfield, Maine spent her summer immersed in research to help solve the issue of food waste. And her interest in nursing brought a unique perspective to the project. “Nursing is a passion for me because every day I will get to help others. I cannot wait for the highs and lows that […]
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Islam Hafez will develop a nanocellulose-based point-of-use purification system that removes arsenic from drinking water. The United States Department of Agriculture awarded the postdoctoral researcher in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine $132,403 for the two-year project. The university is contributing $67,216 toward the project. “I like my work to be […]
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