UMaine Researcher Finds Vitamin-Based Treatment Could Counter Muscular Dystrophy Symptoms
A new vitamin-based treatment could counter the symptoms of muscular dystrophy.
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Journey to South Georgia
Climate Change Institute explorers drill for ice cores on a remote South Atlantic island.
Read moreClimate Change Institute Presenting Seminar Series
The University of Maine Climate Change Institute is presenting this fall a series of three mini symposia about the connection between agriculture and climate. The symposia will explore issues from the early emergence of agriculture through modern regional responses to an evolving climate, leading to a discussion of climate-related challenges facing agriculture and society in […]
Read moreLiberal Arts Student Fellowships Announced
UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffrey Hecker has announced the names of recipients of the college’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for 2012–13. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty supervised research and creative activity. Each fellowship provides a $1,400 award for the student and […]
Read moreEcologist Featured in National Geographic Video
Rhian Waller, a deep-sea and polar ecologist at the University of Maine who studies deep-sea corals, was featured in a video on the website of the National Geographic Society, which helped fund Waller’s recent research trip to Chile. Waller discussed the phenomenon of deep-water emergence, or areas where animals normally found at deep-sea depths are […]
Read moreEarth Scientist Gerbi Named Kavli Fellow
University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences associate professor Christopher Gerbi has been selected a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He participated in the 2012 Chinese-American Symposium, which was held Oct. 12–14 in Irvine, Calif., and will serve as an organizer of the 2014 Chinese-American Symposium to be held in […]
Read moreUMaine Representatives Invited to Discuss Bond Issues at Chamber Event
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Executive Director John Rebar and UMaine economist Todd Gabe will be part of a Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Breakfast panel discussion Wednesday morning about bond issues and the upcoming election. Bond Question 2 includes funding for a proposed animal, plant and insect diagnostic laboratory at UMaine along […]
Read moreUMaine Greens Plan Food Day Celebration Oct. 24
UMaine Greens, a new student group that will manage the University of Maine greenhouse for winter greens production and student research on campus, invites students and the campus community to a Food Day event from noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the gardens near the Littlefield Nursery behind the University Credit Union on […]
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Research in Belize Leads to Revised Timeline of Ancient City’s History
An anthropologist revises the timeline of the growth and decline of a Maya city in Belize.
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UMaine Center in Partnership to Gather Deepwater Offshore Hub Height Wind Measurements in the Gulf of Maine
Researchers are working to develop better sensor technology for assessing deepwater offshore conditions.
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