The University of Maine, in collaboration with the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Outdoor Brands and a coalition of other industry partners, helped launch the Maine Outdoor Recreation Economy Roadmap at an event in Millinocket on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The roadmap lays out a vision for growing and diversifying Maine’s $3.4 billion outdoor recreation […]
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Scarce snowpack hindered snowmobile recreation in Maine last winter, squeezing businesses that count on the sport to draw tourists. The University of Maine released an updated report on the economic contribution of snowmobiling in Maine, revealing a significant decline in impact for the 2023-24 season. According to the study, snowmobiling generated an estimated $582 million […]
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An educational program led by Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine bridges the gap between inland and coastal Maine, giving students from rural communities hands-on access to the state’s vital marine ecosystems. Since its launch in fall 2023, the “Bringing the Sea to Inland and Rural Youth” initiative connected nearly 400 middle and […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) have been recognized for their work in addressing a key challenge in the adoption of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs): their complex fabrication. Their paper, “Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites,” highlights how CFRTPs are highly valued for their strength-to-weight ratio, recyclability and […]
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West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study. Led by […]
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Maine’s lobster fishery — one that supports thousands of jobs statewide — is extensively monitored. Management efforts are informed by biological monitoring surveys observing changes in abundance and distribution of the lobster population, and dealer and harvester reporting from the industry. Yet these statistics don’t tell the whole story of an industry shaken by supply […]
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Students at the University of Maine are using physics to fight the flu. A group of undergraduate and graduate students, led by physics professor Sam Hess, is doing single molecule microscopy combined with molecular simulations to learn about how influenza viruses mutate and hijack the cells of their host. Their discoveries could lead to the […]
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Following the recent announcement by Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional delegation that Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub will receive an additional $22 million to position Maine as a global leader in forest-based biomaterial production and manufacturing, the University of Maine is advancing plans to launch its Forest Bioproducts Technology Maturation Program, a […]
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From devising marketing campaigns to expansion planning, Maine Business School seniors worked with peers worldwide to solve problems for companies across the globe. For the second year in a row, Ivan Manev entered the students in his fall International Management class (MGT 445) in X-Culture — an innovative, large-scale international learning project created by Vas […]
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Ask anyone who frequents the forests of New England and they will likely speak of unwelcome companions — ticks. Blacklegged ticks are expanding their range and rising in numbers, infecting people with pathogens that cause conditions like Lyme disease and babesiosis. Climate change is frequently blamed, but researchers have noticed another man-made problem may be […]
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