Study Shows Bluefin Tuna Going Hungry Due to Size of Prey, not Abundance
Study shows sensitivity to size of prey, not abundance.
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NSF Awards UMaine Grads $225,000 to Create Eco-Friendly Thermal Insulation Foam Board
An Orono-based company founded by two University of Maine graduates has been awarded $224,996 from the National Science Foundation to create a prototype for the first completely eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and current Ph.D. student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School […]
Read moreAging Initiative Workshop June 22
The Office of the Vice President for Research will be hosting an Aging Initiative Workshop, 9-11:30 a.m., June 22 in the McIntire Room, Buchanan Alumni House. Interested members of the UMaine community are strongly encouraged to participate. RSVP to Rowena Clukey, rowenac@maine.edu, if you are able to attend. Maine has the highest median age of […]
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Mark Dwyer: From Student to Staff
Civil engineering major becomes full-time Composites Center employee after graduation.
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UMaine Researchers Among International Scientists Published in ‘Conservation Biology’
UMaine researchers among international scientists published in ‘Conservation Biology’
Read moreUMaine Students, Staff Removing 11,000-year-old fossils from Cave, Media Report
University of Maine staff and students are taking part in a two-week field camp at Wind Cave National Park in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Jim Mead of East Tennessee State University is head of the multi-organization crew that will remove material that contains fossils from at least 22 species dating back 11,000 years. The crew […]
Read moreThirty-four College Students Interning with Government Agencies
The 2015 Maine Government Summer Internship Program began May 26, with 34 college students interning in various state agencies. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine administers the 2015 Maine Government Summer Internship Program — a full-time, 12-week, paid work experience. Students’ majors include political science, economics, engineering and environmental science. […]
Read moreOppenheim Earns Fellowship, Will Engage with Fisheries Policymakers
Noah Oppenheim, a graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole, Maine, has been awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship. The one-year paid fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in national policy decisions affecting those resources. It matches graduate students […]
Read moreUMaine Recognized for High-Quality Engineering Graduates
The University of Maine was recognized as one of the best colleges or universities for employers who want to hire high-quality engineering graduates. UMaine ranked fifth on College Recruiter’s list of the “Top 12 Hidden Gem Colleges for Employers Hiring Electrical and Communications Engineering Majors.” College Recruiter is the leading niche job board used by […]
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Blaine Livingston: Manufacturing Armor Panels
Nontraditional student veteran manufacturing parts for Department of Defense project at Composites Center.
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