Forestry and environmental sciences at UMaine
Read transcript A synopsis of the research, education and overall impact forestry and environmental science at the University of Maine have on the state and beyond.
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UMaine marine sciences
Read transcript A synopsis of marine research at the University of Maine and its impact both statewide and globally.
Read moreLook, up in the sky
A celebration of nature’s fireworks will take place a bit before the Fourth of July. Friday, June 30 is Meteor Watch Day, and night. A meteor, sometimes called a “shooting star,” is space debris from a comet or asteroid that burns when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. Read transcript Shawn Laatsch, director of […]
Read morePenobscot float trip
Read transcript In the School of Earth and Climate Sciences’ Earth Systems class students participate in hands-on learning in the field and on the river.
Read moreIn the weeds
Read transcript UMaine graduate student Sonja Birthisel conducts weed management research to find environmentally safe practices producing maximum benefit to Maine farmers.
Read moreWe are UMaine
UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 63 countries. It currently enrolls 11,219 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars.
Read moreAdapt and overcome
Read transcript Elisabeth Kilroy, a second-year Ph.D. student in the University of Maine’s Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, shares her research in muscular dystrophy and what inspires her work. To Kilroy, the science is personal. Read the full UMaine Today article online.
Read moreEngineering in Maine
Read transcript An overview of the impact of the University of Maine College of Engineering statewide and beyond. As Maine’s leading engineering program, the college prepares an educated workforce, conducts research that turns knowledge into innovative solutions, and provides outreach that includes STEM initiatives.
Read moreFarming the sea
Read transcript Since the establishment of Maine’s first sea farm in Clark Cove in 1975, the state’s aquaculture industry has grown to 107 companies totaling approximately 113 lease sites and employing approximately 600 people. In 2014, the overall economic impact of Maine aquaculture was $137.6 million, according to a new report by the Aquaculture Research […]
Read moreMaine is our campus
Read transcript The innovative Maine Track Program, a partnership between Maine Medical Center and the Tufts University School of Medicine, is building a pipeline of physicians with skills in rural Maine medicine. Learn about the program and hear from University of Maine graduates India Stewart and Kim Dao about their experiences in medical school and […]
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