Signature and Emerging Areas

Sydney Greenlee

Sydney Greenlee: Studying harmful algal blooms in Maine EPSCoR initiative

Sydney Greenlee found her passion for molecular ecology through a research undergraduate experience at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.  Now a participant in the Maine-eDNA program, the Ph.D. student of marine sciences at the University Maine delves deeper into her chosen field, primarily researching harmful algae blooms. Greenlee says she plans to investigate and […]

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WVII covers students’ tick research

WVII (Channel 7) reported that University of Maine Ecology and Environmental Science (EES) students have been gathering data about tick populations on campus to assess the risk of contracting Lyme disease on and around the UMaine campus, and to reduce the incidence of tick bites. More information is available on the EES Facebook page.

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Samuel Tan diving with fish in the ocean

Samuel Tan: Exploring microbial communities in Maine-eDNA research

Samuel Tan traveled from Singapore to study at the University of Maine and work for Maine-eDNA.  The Ph.D. student of marine sciences’ research for the Maine EPSCoR program will involve microbial communities and how they change in response to disturbances, such as the effects of seasonality and human action. The technology for eDNA research has […]

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Mayewski contributes to Wilson Center publication about research in Antarctica

Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, contributed to a Wilson Center publication, “The White Continent and South America: Climate Change, Global Policy, and the Future of Scientific Cooperation in Antarctica.” The Wilson Center is a non-partisan policy forum working to address global issues through independent research and open dialogue. Mayewski […]

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Mainebiz reports on DMC infrastructure improvement

Mainebiz reported on the ongoing $5.2 million infrastructure improvement project at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Construction includes upgrading the center’s flowing seawater system, renovating its oldest seawater laboratory and replacing its 50-year-old main pier. The improvements are funded by an award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration with matching funds […]

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Chaofan Chen

UMaine computer scientist researches interpretable machine learning, develops AI to explain its discoveries

Artificial intelligence helps scientists make discoveries, but not everyone can understand how it reaches its conclusions. One UMaine computer scientist is developing deep neural networks that explain their findings in ways users can comprehend, applying his work to biology, medicine and other fields.  Interpretable machine learning, or AI that creates explanations for the findings it […]

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Dan and Betty Churchill

Dan ’63 and Betty Churchill announce $6.5 million bequest to UMaine

At a recent University of Maine Foundation virtual Homecoming event, University of Maine benefactors Dan ’63 and Betty Churchill shared their intentions to make estate gifts estimated at up to $6.5 million to benefit the University of Maine. Their gifts will endow two $1.5 million School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) professorships, one Climate […]

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Centralmaine.com promotes developing equity assessment talk

Centralmaine.com advanced a Zoom talk 3–4 p.m. Nov. 9 on the topic of developing an equity assessment for the Maine Climate Council. The University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions will host “Maine Can Lead in Fair Planning for Addressing Climate Change: Steps in an Equity Assessment,” which will be facilitated […]

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