David Neivandt, associate vice president for research and graduate studies and director of the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the University of Maine, was cited in a MaineToday Media story about the state lagging behind in hiring foreign technology workers. The story reported that, despite a shortage of technically skilled professionals in […]
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Peer-reviewed studies by University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe were mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Waterfront Concerts poised for biggest year to date, promoter tells Bangor business gathering.” Since the concert series began in 2010, it has held 75 events along the banks of the Penobscot River, according to the article. Gabe’s […]
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Research by Robert Milardo, a professor of family relations at the University of Maine, was cited in a News-Press parenting column about the important role aunts and uncles play in children’s lives. Milardo’s writings show aunts and uncles help parents care for their children, give parents breaks and lend advice to both children and adults, […]
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The University of Maine’s offshore wind efforts were mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Top 10 Maine business stories of 2014.” In May, the University of Maine’s offshore wind project was selected as an alternate by the U.S. Department of Energy for its next phase of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Program. The UMaine project […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Warren Riess, a research associate professor of history, anthropology and marine sciences at the University of Maine, about his new book, “The Ship That Held Up Wall Street.” When an 18th-century ship was unearthed during a 1982 pre-construction dig in Lower Manhattan, Riess was called in to find […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported Rhian Waller, an associate research professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, will speak about coral gardens that were discovered in the Gulf of Maine. Waller was part of a team of researchers that used a remotely controlled submersible vehicle during the summer to find the dense […]
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In a holiday tips story Dec. 23, health reporter Diane Atwood cited the research of UMaine psychologist Sandy Sigmon and ways to avoid the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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The research of Michelle Smith, assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, is the focus of a National Science Foundation Discovery feature, “Rules of engagement: Transforming the teaching of college-level science.” Smith is the principal investigator on four projects and a co-principal investor on another, all aimed at improving nationwide science instruction and […]
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The University of Maine was highlighted in a MassLive.com story about Paperlogic, a 120-year-old paper mill in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, seeking to make new products with innovative cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) produced at the university. UMaine was recently awarded $350,000 to construct a commercial-scale CNF manufacturing plant with a capacity of 2 tons per day. The […]
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University of Maine Climate Change Institute scientists Paul Mayewski, Sean Birkel and Ivan Fernandez shared their research about climate change with Keith Shortall on MPBN’s Maine Calling, an interactive radio program.
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