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Study finds changing dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes key to maintaining drinking water quality

Monitoring concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes before and after severe rainstorms could inform management strategies to help ensure consistent, high-quality drinking water, according to University of Maine researchers. In their study, working with local drinking water districts, Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and the School of […]

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Hill, Rose receive top employee awards

Two of the University of Maine’s top employee awards have been awarded to Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) administrative specialist Sheri Hill, and National Poetry Foundation and University of Maine Press publications specialist Betsy Rose. Hill will receive the 2019 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. Rose will receive the 2019 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. The […]

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Meet UMaine’s 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students

Ten undergraduates have been named 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Anna Eliza Souza Cunha, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and the 2019 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. […]

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Browntail moth outbreaks expected statewide this year

As spring slowly moves its way into Maine, data is indicating that large parts of the midcoast and southern central parts of the state are likely to experience another tough year with the browntail moth. Maine Forest Service’s (MFS) aerial survey in fall 2018 showed over 126,000 acres impacted — double what was reported two […]

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Dimmel receives grant to study students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams in virtual reality environments

Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology at the University of Maine, has been awarded nearly $50,000 by the Spencer Foundation to investigate students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams when using immersive spatial displays such as virtual reality. Until recently, Dimmel says students typically would encounter geometry diagrams as small images displayed on […]

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Gillon explores issues of race in the history of fraternity, sorority life

Historically, fraternities and sororities on college campuses have mirrored broader social and cultural patterns when it comes to issues of race and racism. That includes patterns of oppression and exclusion, as well as racial uplift and cultural validation. University of Maine assistant professor of higher education Kathleen Gillon analyzes these themes in the latest issue […]

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UMaine celebrates research and creativity during Maine Impact Week

Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]

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Dog biscuits made with invasive green crabs pass the taste — and sniff — test

Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs. As a scientist with Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), Myracle looks for innovations in aquaculture. And when the assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine spied dog treats at a local supermarket that were made with […]

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Drew Brooks named 2019 valedictorian, Ana Eliza Souza Cunha salutatorian

Drew Brooks of Lyman, Maine is the 2019 University of Maine valedictorian and Ana Eliza Souza Cunha of Orono is the salutatorian. They will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. Brooks is a double major in microbiology and music, with a minor in molecular biology. He will receive […]

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