On any given day, “chemistry magic” is happening inside the University of Maine’s Spruce Budworm Processing Lab. That’s how scientific research assistant Tucker Wile described the work he does. Wile started there as an undergraduate and said the experience began to legitimize his confidence as a scientist. Now he is one of three full-time staff […]
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When first-year teacher Finn Wardwell logs off his weekly mentoring call, the classroom feels a little less overwhelming and a lot more hopeful. He’s one of hundreds of rural educators across Maine getting targeted support at critical moments in their careers through Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project. To expand that support for new […]
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At the University of Maine at Machias, students in Alan Kryszak’s film class are not just learning how to operate cameras or edit scenes. They’re tackling nearly every aspect of production for documentaries that reach national audiences and tell stories about real people. Each semester, roughly 10 students form a crew that helps Kryszak with […]
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Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis tools to help reduce expenditures and develop sustainable business plans. Researchers from Kelson Marine in Portland, Maine and the University […]
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Emma Perry, a lab manager at the University of Maine, spent countless hours of her career dying tissue samples by dipping them into 20-30 jars of liquid one careful step at a time and always wondered if there could be a better way. As she watched the head of a 3D printer work in an […]
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When Old Town High School Math Teacher Kristen Thompson uses TriO — a virtual reality environment developed by researchers at the University of Maine — she envisions a scenario that every teacher dreams about for their students: constant collaboration. “It builds up to having to work with others,” Thompson said. “You’re having conversations about what […]
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A research team led by two University of Maine Ph.D students developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could make it easier and faster for doctors to identify signs of breast cancer in tissue samples, possibly preventing delays and saving lives. The system, named the Context-Guided Segmentation Network (CGS-Net), mimics the way human pathologists study […]
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University of Maine students will soon be able to gather around lab-scale ocean structures, attach sensors, run tests and watch real-time data stream into a digital dashboard. On their laptops, they’ll build virtual replicas — digital twins — that mirror how those structures behave in wind and waves. Adjust a setting on the screen, and […]
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A Navy medic who worked in jungles and deserts. A seaman who travelled to nearly 30 countries. An Army mechanic stationed in seven different places across the U.S. A Marine who wants to be a pilot and responded to a catastrophic plane crash. They are among the hundreds of veterans and active military members pursuing […]
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The Kenduskeag Stream Heritage Trail in Bangor is getting a fresh set of interpretive signs — created by University of Maine history students to replace the aging displays that once lined the 2.2-mile path. The new signs, now on view in the Bangor Public Library’s Local History Room, explore topics including author Stephen King’s ties […]
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