The University of Maine Foster Center for Innovation announced the third annual Innovation Awards winners, who will be honored in a ceremony at the center on April 11 as part of Maine Impact Week. The awards recognize and celebrate the impact of students, faculty, staff and alumni who are active in innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. The 2024 […]
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The Associated Press, a newswire service that spans the U.S., shared a link to a video created by the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program that will livestream the 2024 total solar eclipse. Researchers and students in the program will launch a balloon with various types of equipment, including 360-degree camera systems, into the […]
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New England Cable News, WABI (Channel 5) WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), Maine Public, News Center Maine and Spectrum News featured a press conference hosted by Gov. Janet Mills at the Versant Power Astronomy Center to discuss how to safely enjoy the 2024 total solar eclipse. During the press conference, Mills highlighted eclipse-related projects from […]
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Maine Impact Week, an annual celebration of the University of Maine’s community and contributions to the scientific, creative and economic advancement of the state, kicks off on April 8. More than 15 events will highlight the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s premier research university, which ranks among the top 3.7% of […]
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Jules Vázquez’s eyes were glued to a four-foot-tall, high-tech telescope being assembled in front of her at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. The telescope has an 80-millimeter lens and is equipped with a specialized camera and small computer. Astronomy center Director Shawn Laatsch was teaching Jules, a high school student at Baxter Academy for Technology […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will discuss the University of Maine’s impact on the greater Portland area at an upcoming Eggs and Issues event hosted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce at 7 a.m. Thursday, April 11 at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St. Her talk will also explore how UMaine has evolved […]
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Jennifer Baker has been named assistant vice president for research finance and administration at the University of Maine. Baker, who has more than 18 years of financial management and administration experience in UMaine’s research enterprise, has assumed strategic leadership of financial and personnel administration in her new role. “Jenn’s deft ability to streamline administrative processes […]
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A research project partially funded in part by the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, a part of the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, is highlighted in an article from Maine Public. In 2021, research crews began monitoring 300 sites in forest habitats across nearly 600,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods. The goal […]
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Research from University of Maine professor of oceanography Emmanuel Boss and professor of marine sciences Damian Brady to collect ocean data using a NASA satellite was highlighted by the Portland Press Herald. The PACE satellite will be in space for three years to collect the most detailed data on record about the color and health […]
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The 2024 Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity, the University of Maine’s premiere celebration of student achievement, will be on Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the New Balance Field House. More than 1,000 students from the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias will showcase their research, scholarship […]
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