Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Kiefel — an international leader in […]
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A longtime University of Maine professor who is a world-renowned researcher in Latin American archaeology and paleoclimatology is the 2022 Distinguished Maine Professor, the university’s most prestigious faculty award. Daniel Sandweiss is a UMaine professor in the Anthropology Department and the Climate Change Institute. He also is a cooperating professor in the School of Earth […]
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In an article about “forever chemicals” at the Old Town Landfill, the Bangor Daily News interviewed Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine. MacRae told the BDN, “The issues with landfills are big because they’re really the only way to deal with PFAS contamination once it happens. […]
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Medical Xpress and Knowridge Science Report shared a University of Maine study published in the journal Aging & Mental Health that showed aging adults with high levels of “trait mindfulness,” or a person’s innate ability to pay attention to the present moment without judgment, showed measures of greater well-being and mental health.
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The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. JIRP, an education and research program with academics, is based in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, with significant science support provided by the Climate Change Institute (CCI). As part of JIRP’s yearlong anniversary celebration, the program is holding a virtual […]
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Z107.3 and Q106.5 featured browntail moth research from the University of Maine in a report about statewide efforts to curtail the pest population. The article cited a pilot study by Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, and graduate student Sadia Crosby to determine if pheromones could be the key […]
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Aging happens to all of us. If you are a mindful person, though, you may be better equipped to handle the effects of growing older. According to a University of Maine study led by associate professor of psychology Rebecca MacAulay, published in the journal Aging & Mental Health, aging adults with high levels of “trait […]
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No place on Earth can escape the effects of climate change, not even Mount Everest. The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain — the South Col Glacier — is rapidly disappearing. A new University of Maine-led study found that the glacier is losing several decades of ice and snow accumulation annually due to human-induced […]
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In a report about the decline in viewership of the Winter Olympics broadcast, the Washington Post featured Michael Soclow, media historian and associate professor of communication and journalism. Soclow, who authored a book about the Olympics and broadcasting in 2016, said, “Considering that Olympic videos on YouTube and TikTok are going to rack up hundreds […]
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In a story about glaciers across the world shrinking, NPR cited a new University of Maine-led study that revealed that melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed. Paul Mayewski, director […]
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