If you think Maine’s winter weather has been wilder lately you are likely right. Recent volatile shifts in winter weather are likely connected to rapid changes in Arctic weather and sea ice cover. To improve scientists’ and communities’ understanding of winter weather whiplash, and what it means for seasonally snow-covered landscapes like Maine, the National […]
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The University of Maine’s Cohen Journal is now accepting submissions for the 2017–18 issue, slated for release in April 2018. Since 2014, the Cohen Journal has been the official publication of the University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. It is a student-based and peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide a forum […]
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University of Maine graduate student Gabrielle “Gabby” Hillyer is leading research on Medomak River in Waldoboro, Maine that aims to better understand the dynamics of the estuary’s ability to flush out harmful bacteria. After storms with more than an inch of rain, the bacteria can cause the closure of clam flats for a mandatory nine-day […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded the University of Maine $388,000 to lead a potato breeding project for the eastern United States. The grant is one of several announced in support of research to increase the productivity, profitability and natural resources stewardship of canola, potato, and […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the undergraduate recipients of the Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for the 2017–2018 academic year. CUGR’s advisory committee selected 14 proposals from 70 student submissions to be awarded $1,000 each during the semester. Each proposal was reviewed by three reviewers and scored on clarity, […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the MSGC Undergraduate Fellowship Award recipients for the 2017–2018 academic year. The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the prehistoric shell middens, or refuse heaps, along the Maine coast that are threatened by rising sea levels, beach erosion and development. The middens include clam shells, fish bones and other artifacts left behind by people who lived along the coast thousands of years ago. “The paleo information is […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Potato Disease Summit convened by the University of Maine. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists from the Netherlands, Scotland and United States met at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to share information on the bacteria Dickeya and Pectobacterium that cause potatoes to rot and threaten the industry worldwide. “The […]
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Got twine? How about clothespins? Glue sticks? Coffee filters? Cotton balls? University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H and Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine do. They’ve also got dried seaweed, globes, kickballs and fish puzzles. They’ve packed these and other items in toolkits — called Exploring Marine Science and Aquaculture (Grades K–2) — that […]
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Fourteen University of Maine Honors College students, along with faculty and staff, are traveling to Atlanta, Georgia this week for the annual National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Conference Nov. 8–12. Faculty and students will be giving 10 presentations on various topics related to Honors education, including social justice and human rights, intersectionality, activism and classroom […]
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