The fall 2021 edition of OneVoice Maine, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce magazine, published a story about Harold Alfond that highlighted UMS TRANSFORMS and the $240 million grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support it. UMS TRANSFORMS initiatives include upgrading UMaine athletic facilities, boosting student retention and success across the University of Maine […]
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The Economist interviewed Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, for an article titled “Maine relies on its marine life, but climate change will alter what that means.”
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The Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported on the more than $57 million in the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills from the Senate Appropriations Committee earmarked for the University of Maine and University of Maine System. Included in the bill is $35 million in funding for the Factory of the Future, […]
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The Free Press noted that Adam Daigneault will speak during the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District’s virtual conservation awards celebration at 5:30 p.m. today. Daigneault, University of Maine E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics, will serve on a panel discussing forest carbon mitigation.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release about Noah Charney’s simulated climate future of the Galápagos Islands. “The Galápagos are a global treasure,” said the University of Maine assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology.
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A Portland Press Herald editorial about President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offshore wind energy and the Maine lobster industry cited technology developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center that supports the development of floating offshore wind facilities. Centralmaine.com shared the editorial.
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Protecting the Galápagos Islands — sometimes referred to as an evolution showcase and a living museum — is a priority for Noah Charney. “The Galápagos are a global treasure,” says Charney about the 19-island volcanic archipelago that’s home to giant tortoises, finches, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, huge cacti, land snails, mockingbirds, corals, sharks, penguins, sea […]
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The Maine Science Podcast features Ali Abedi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, in its latest episode. Abedi, also associate vice president of research for UMaine and director of its Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), discusses his wireless sensor networks studies, his effort to build the first CubeSat in […]
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WQCB (Q106.5 in Brewer) reported on a University of Maine study investigating whether pheromones could disrupt browntail moth populations and reduce infestation rates across the state.
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John Belding, the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine, talked with News Center Maine about a shortage of engineers who specialize in manufacturing in Maine. He noted that technology has transformed manufacturing, creating jobs in Maine for graduates who have a knack for technology and data, among other skills.
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