NEH Grant to Create a Penobscot Dictionary Dedicated to Keeping the Language Alive
NEH grant to create a Penobscot Dictionary dedicated to keeping the language alive.
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WVII Reports on Grad Student’s Salamander Research
WVII (Channel 7) interviewed doctoral student Kristine Hoffmann on her research on the blue-spotted salamander. Hoffmann is studying breeding ecology, habitat selection and life histories in an effort to conserve the salamanders.
Read moreMaine Reopens Bidding for Offshore Wind Project, Media Report
State utilities regulators have reopened the bidding for an offshore wind project contract after lawmakers approved legislation backed by Gov. Paul LePage to let the University of Maine compete, according to an Associated Press report carried by NECN and WABI (Channel 5). Renewable Energy News also carried a report.
Read morePeterson’s Research Featured in BloodHorse.com Story
The research of Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mick Peterson was cited in a recent BloodHorse.com story, “Beyond Scratching the Surface,” focusing on efforts by the horse racing industry to improve track safety for horses and jockeys. Peterson’s Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory collects and analyzes data from race tracks nationwide in an effort to provide a […]
Read moreCamire Among the First Certified Food Scientists
Mary Ellen Camire is among the first food scientists nationwide — and the first at UMaine — to be certified by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). More than 1,400 food scientists nationwide were in the inaugural class of Certified Food Scientists, a certification program created by IFT that recognizes the applied scientific knowledge and […]
Read moreGrad Student’s Bridge Reinforcement Research Featured on WABI, WVII
Hannah Breton Loring, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMaine, was interviewed by WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) about her research on and development of a more affordable bridge reinforcement system. Loring’s system consists of fiber-reinforced polymer composites that attach to the bottom of concrete beams to […]
Read moreWahle Talks About Green Crab Invasion, Lobsters in Forecaster Article
Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at Darling Marine Center, spoke about the possibility of green crabs negatively affecting Maine’s lobsters in a recent Forecaster article. Wahle said finding crabs in deeper water is a “disturbing development.”
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UMaine Grad Student Developing More Affordable Option for State to Reinforce Aging Bridges
UMaine grad student developing more affordable option for state to reinforce aging bridges.
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Doctoral Research Focuses on the Favorite Sites of the Blue-Spotted Salamander
Doctoral research focuses on the favorite sites of the blue-spotted salamander.
Read moreUMaine Research on Blueberries, Digestion Reported
Boston.com, WGME (Channel 13), WABI (Channel 5) and the Portland Press Herald were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on a University of Maine research project that found wild low-bush blueberries are good for digestion. Vivian Wu, associate professor of microbiology and food safety, led a group of researchers who studied […]
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