Semiconductors run nearly everything in modern life, and the United States needs to expand its workforce in this critical field. Recognizing that, the University of Maine recently hosted high school students from across the country for a camp in Portland focused on semiconductor design and production. The free five-day program at the Maine Center brought […]
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One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine and organizing committee partners the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the Roux Institute at Northeastern University and University of New England are hosting the third Statewide Biomedical Science and Engineering Research Symposium on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 24-25 in Hannaford Hall on the University […]
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The News York Times shared a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that showed warmer-than-usual forecast temperatures across Canada.
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Maine Public, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the expansion of an informational database on hazing created in collaboration with the University of Maine and Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at UMaine. The database, made available on HazingInfo.org, now extends to all 50 states and can help students and […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional and University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, on data points that connect tick-borne disease to warming climate. Dill said new research from UMaine Extension’s Tick Lab, which he manages, confirms the tick season is expanding in Maine and the disease babesiosis is increasingly prevalent in […]
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Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine science at the University of Maine, and Kyle Oliveiri, a Ph.D student in marine biology at UMaine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, joined Matt Davis with the Maine Department of Marine Resources to talk sharks with Maine Public, the Portland Press Herald and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in […]
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Hazing data from nearly 1,500 college campuses across the United States is now available at HazingInfo.org. This marks the first time that information about college hazing incidents in all 50 states is available in one place for students, families and others to learn about hazing on their campuses. The announcement also marks a major expansion […]
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Bloomberg cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer for a story on climate change and hurricane season.
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The Ellsworth American interviewed Shaleen Jain, professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine, on concerns dams can pose to communities and his research, which looked at how historical data on river flow and rainfall is considered in dam design and whether more expansive records could better predict future outcomes. “We found that longer […]
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