The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American, WVII (Channel 7), Sun Journal and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on an analysis released by the Maine attorney general’s office and conducted by Marcella Sorg, a research professor of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. The […]
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Mainebiz published a feature article on recent University of Maine graduate Matthew Hodgkin, an animal and veterinary sciences major. The article focused on Hodgkin’s research, lobster-related business and his working relationship with Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute. While at UMaine, Hodgkin was involved with research related to developing a noninvasive way of […]
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Research and development of technologies being conducted at the University of Maine’s Center on Aging were mentioned in U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ weekly column, “The aging and thriving in place movement.” The column also cited a recent testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging by Carol Kim, vice president for research and dean […]
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Maine EPSCoR, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, was mentioned in the Mainebiz article “Training budding scientists: Federal funding boosts Maine’s science and technology workforce.” EPSCoR was established by the National Science Foundation in 1978 for states that typically receive small amounts of federal R&D funding, according to the article. Maine became an EPSCoR […]
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The Associated Press reported citizen volunteer training began May 16 at the University of Maine for the Maine Bumble Bee Atlas project. The training workshop is the first to begin to show residents how to gather information about the range and abundance of the state’s bees, according to the report. The Maine Bumble Bee Atlas […]
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CBC News reported on research by Jesica Waller, a University of Maine master’s student in marine biology, that focuses on the effects climate change may have on lobster. Waller is working with a University of Prince Edward Island professor to determine why lobster larvae are growing more slowly, according to the article. The researchers test […]
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WBNS-TV (10TV) of Columbus, Ohio cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the report “Hidden hazing: Reports of abuse rampant across Ohio’s colleges.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, polled more than 11,000 students and found that more than half experience hazing on college campuses, according to the […]
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Blueberry research conducted by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine, was cited in The Raw Food World news article “Blueberries for diabetes and heart disease? Studies show blueberries can improve disease symptoms.” The article cites a 2013 study co-written by Klimis-Zacas that found a diet rich in wild blueberries […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with Benjamin Herold-Porter and Heather Anderson, graduating seniors in the University of Maine’s New Media Department, about a fall detection device they developed for older adults to use outside their homes. For their capstone project, the students created a prototype that can detect when the person wearing the device has fallen […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center has awarded summer research grants to two UMaine students. Taylor Cunningham, an English major and Honors student with a minor in folklore studies, was awarded the Sandy and Bobby Ives Research Award. Elisa Sance, a doctoral candidate in history, was awarded the center’s graduate student research award. Each award […]
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