UMaine Students, Researchers Take Part in Weeklong Science Program in Acadia National Park
UMaine students, researchers take part in weeklong science program in Acadia National Park.
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Research Finds Consumption of Soda, Including Diet, Related to Metabolic Syndrome
Research finds consumption of soda, including diet, related to metabolic syndrome.
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$1.1M Collaborative Project Looks to Better Understand Abundance of Marine Copepod in Northeast Coastal Ocean
$1.1M collaborative project looks to better understand abundance of marine copepod in Northeast coastal ocean.
Read morePress Herald Cites Sorg’s Analysis of Maine Drug Deaths in Article on Center’s Closure
A Portland Press Herald article on the closing of a substance abuse recovery center in Westbrook mentioned 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. Mercy Hospital plans to close the center in part […]
Read moreOceanographers Part of International Team Studying Plankton, Maine Edge Reports
The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing UMaine researchers are part of a collaborative international team studying plankton. During expeditions aboard the research vessel Tara, researchers collected 35,000 samples from the world’s oceans. Data generated from the samples are providing unprecedented resources — including a catalog of several million new genes […]
Read moreStudent Writes Op-Ed for BDN
Trey Stewart, a third-year student at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Thoughtful engagement the key to bridging college town divides.” Stewart conducted research this year along with Jacob Hatch, Cameron Marcotte, Jake Posik and Adam Thibodeau in professor Rob Glover’s practicum in engaged policy studies class. […]
Read moreWorkforce Development: Interns to Full-Time Employees at Pika Energy
Pika Energy in Westbrook, Maine, focuses on wind and solar energy technology, including scalable options for homeowners and small businesses. Ben Polito, president of Pika Energy, talked about his company’s interest with UMaine: How long have you worked with the University of Maine? We have been involved with UMaine through the Innovate for Maine Fellows […]
Read moreUMaine Has Most Accepted Papers at the Upcoming 12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory
The 12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT) in October in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will have strong participation of University of Maine researchers in the School of Computing and Information Science. COSIT is a biennial meeting focusing on recent, innovative and significant contributions in spatial information theory. Full 20-page manuscripts were reviewed by […]
Read moreMentoring, Advanced Preparation Program Receives $250,000, WABI Reports
WABI (Channel 5) reported the U.S. Department of Education has selected the University of Maine to receive $250,000 in funding for The Mentoring and Advanced Preparation for Maine’s Early Intervention Scholars (MAPME) program. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The program will help Maine increase the number […]
Read moreGlover Writes BDN Article on Ways to Keep College Grads in Bangor Area
Rob Glover, an assistant professor of Honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an article for the Bangor Daily News titled “5 ways to keep recent college grads in the Bangor area.” The article cited research conducted by Glover’s students Cameron Huston, Sarah Nicols, Spencer Warmuth and Gareth Warr. The students worked […]
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