UMaine’s Clinical Psychology Program Cited Among Nation’s Best
UMaine’s clinical psychology program cited among nation’s best.
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Penobscot Bay Pilot Notes Collaborative Gulf of Maine Study
Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on the $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a multidisciplinary team of researchers to examine the impact of rising ocean temperatures on the ecology and economics of the Gulf of Maine. Andrew Pershing from the University of Maine and Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) is leading the four-year […]
Read moreAl Jazeera America Focuses on VolturnUS
The University of Maine’s 9,000-pound offshore wind turbine prototype VolturnUS is featured in an Al Jazeera America article titled “A turning point for offshore wind energy?” The article describes the “floating lab” that since this summer has been collecting data and producing enough energy for five homes off the coast of Castine, Maine. It also […]
Read moreUMaine Grad Student Featured in BDN Blog
Bangor Daily News editorial page editor Erin Rhoda highlights University of Maine graduate student Rachael Joyce in a blog titled Arguably. Joyce, who is studying civil engineering and works at the university’s Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center developing offshore wind turbine technology, also assists her boyfriend with Volition Ski Co. — a startup company […]
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Predicting the Future of Maine’s Forests
University of Maine researchers using software program to understand more about state’s woods — and what they will look like decades from now.
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Ecological Changes, Economic Consequences
UMaine researcher leads collaborative climate change project in the Gulf of Maine.
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UMaine Researcher: Polling Minimizes Resistance to Same-Sex Marriage
People being surveyed want positions to appear ‘socially desirable.’
Read moreUMaine Marine Scientist Joins Elite International Group of Adventurers
University of Maine marine scientist Rhian Waller has been named a Fellow in an elite international group of adventurers who encourage scientific discovery while exploring land, sea and space. Founded in 1904, Explorers Club members attempt to attain new heights and depths; they’ve been the first to reach the moon, North Pole, South Pole, the […]
Read moreChilean Newspaper La Tercera Reports on Waller’s Coral Research
La Tercera, a Chilean newspaper, recently reported on coral research by Rhian Waller, an associate research professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. The article, “Corals of cold water: the unknown forest under the Patagonian sea,” focuses on Waller’s findings from a deep-sea coral expedition in Chile, which she blogged […]
Read moreRTTNews Reports on Klimis-Zacas’ Blueberry Health Benefits Research
RTTNews reported on blueberry health benefits research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine, that was recently published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study found a diet rich in blueberries may improve conditions associated with metabolic syndrome, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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