Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen and outdoor recreationists. University of Maine researchers, however, have discovered that Frenchman Bay and its tributaries are […]
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Between late 2019 and early 2020, workers were installing offshore wind turbines (OWTs) off the coasts of Germany in the North Sea that would provide 200 megawatts of offshore wind power. Amid rough ocean waves and high winds, a jack-up crane vessel would lift a blade several hundred meters high to connect it to the […]
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Development, design and engineering of the University of Maine’s Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center (SAWIC) will proceed this fall. SAWIC will advance aquaculture talent development and innovation for Maine and beyond. The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved moving forward with the design process for the 14,200-square-foot facility during its regular meeting […]
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Emerald ash borer — or “EAB,” as it is known by those who study it — is an invasive insect that will decimate ash tree populations in Maine, as it has done in so many other places across the country. It’s not a matter of if, but when. At the University of Maine, that inevitability […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) have agreed to extend their partnership focused on advancing the preparation and professional development of high-quality rural teachers and school leaders throughout New England. The parties recently signed a new memorandum of understanding to continue the collaboration through fiscal […]
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Maine’s food economy and related rural workforce are well-positioned to grow with new commercial-scale processing and production capacity that will come online soon, thanks to the University of Maine. At its regular meeting in Orono on Monday, the University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees authorized UMaine to spend $4.46 million in state and […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) announced its 2024-25 season schedule featuring programs that will bring a variety of performances in music, dance, theatre and more to the stage. This season’s schedule at the CCA has something for everyone, including modern cirque acts and comedians; contemporary and Irish step dancing performances; Taiko drumming; holiday […]
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Margaret Estapa has long yearned to help uncover whether life exists beyond Earth. For two decades, she has studied the biogeochemical processes of ocean particles and believes her work can someday help with investigating vast ice-covered seas on other worlds. Thanks to a grant from the Hypothesis Fund, Estapa can now explore whether the same […]
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If you’ve felt the familiar itch of browntail moth rash, seen the grayish-green needles of an infested hemlock or watched as woodpeckers bore into ash trees for a meal hidden beneath the surface, you’ve experienced the devastating effects of non-native pests. Browntail moth, hemlock wooly adelgid and emerald ash borer are only three of the […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,070 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,064 are from Maine, 962 are from 40 other states and 44 are from 17 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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