The Kennebec Journal carried a University of Maine release on archaeological research conducted by Marissa Bovie, a double major in anthropology and Earth science at UMaine. The Vassalboro native traveled to Croatia in 2014 as part of a team to help build a collaborative network of colleagues from different fields in relation to an archaeological […]
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Business Insider, Science, Climate Central, The Verge, The Conversation and Coastal Review Online reported on a new study of the United States coastline that found the confluence of storm surges and heavy precipitation can bring dangerous flooding to low-lying coastal regions, including major metropolitan areas. The research team was led by Thomas Wahl, a postdoctoral […]
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Marcella Sorg, a research professor with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Washington Post article about a Falmouth, Maine family’s painful experience with heroin addiction. The article focused on a 29-year-old man who died of an overdose at his parent’s home after briefly getting clean. The […]
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Research being conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Ozy article, “Lost? Send in drones and robots.” Today, search-and-rescue operators — first responders, law enforcement and even volunteers — are using drones and robots to locate individuals more accurately and efficiently than ever before, according to the article. At UMaine, students are […]
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A 1996 University of Maine study on water quality was mentioned in the Morning Sentinel article, “Belgrade Lakes water quality could dive in a decade.” A recent analysis of 40 years of water tests indicates that water quality on the lakes is on a downward trend, and if not reversed, could lead to serious water […]
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Nicholas Giudice, a professor in the School of Computing and Information Science who directs the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine, and Richard Corey, the lab’s director of operations, spoke about the lab with Portland Monthly for an article about the variety of innovation in Maine. VEMI is one […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine’s sustainable agriculture program is growing and studying winter rye, red fife wheat, triticale — a cross between wheat and rye — and other grains to increase local, organic bread-grain production. The research also will help Bangor native Alex Bennett, who is developing a drinking straw made from […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine has been awarded $337,100 for influenza research. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the grant funding to aid scientists in their study of influenza and the host cells it inhabits to […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Sun Journal reported the University of Maine has been awarded $337,100 for influenza research. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the grant funding to aid scientists in their study of influenza and the host […]
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Fdlreporter.com, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, reported on Maggie Halfman, a fourth-year marine science student at the University of Maine, who will conduct a research expedition in Antarctica. The Fond du Lac native will travel to a research station in October, where she will conduct an independent project for two months. This summer, Halfman […]
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