Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was featured on a the latest episode of the “Maine Policy Matters” podcast by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. In “Behind the Ballot: Voting Integrity in Maine with Shenna Bellows,” she delves into the complexities of voting integrity in Maine, providing listeners with […]
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In 1954 — three years before the start of the “space race” between the U.S. and Soviet Union — the ninth university planetarium in the nation opened in Orono at the University of Maine. It was among the first 20 in the U.S. Built by astronomy professor Maynard F. Jordan, it was a small facility […]
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The University of Maine broke ground today on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-square-foot facility designed to house the cutting-edge Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System. Scheduled for completion in 2026, GEM […]
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A team of University of Maine students, one graduate and one undergraduate, placed second in the 2024 Hack-A-House: A Housing Affordability Hackathon organized by Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit operating as an applied academic institution at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. Students across the country pitched new ideas for housing solutions to […]
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Mainebiz, WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and Maine Public reported on an award of over $15 million from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service to the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine to help state producers develop greater resilience to climate change by enhancing water conservation. The project will boost agricultural engineering opportunities in the […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell and professor Chris Gerbi on a federal grant that will boost UMaine’s efforts to research snowpack and meltwater. Recent storms in Maine highlight the urgent need to understand climate change effects on the state’s water resources.
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The County highlighted the University of Maine’s involvement in the state’s potato industry. A UMaine study found that the industry contributes $1.3 billion to the state economy. Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle, a large contributor to the potato industry, is using $3 million from the University of Maine System to upgrade the farm’s research center […]
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Harmful algal blooms have been on the rise across Maine in recent years. This is a troubling development for nearby communities, as the algae release toxins that may impact drinking water sources and recreation. Rachel Fowler, a biology laboratory coordinator at the University of Maine, led a study with support from the Schoodic Institute at […]
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The National Institutes of Health awarded University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for her work with neuromuscular disease. This nationally competitive award honors and invests in pre-doctoral students by helping them obtain research training while conducting their dissertation research. Enrolled in the Graduate School […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Maine Public, Earth.com, News Center Maine, Penobscot Bay Pilot, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and Seacoastonline highlighted a new study by researchers at the University of Maine that revealed lobsters in the Gulf of Maine are abandoning their traditional rocky habitats for open areas. This significant behavioral shift, potentially driven […]
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