University of Maine Professor of Physics R. Dean Astumian has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His selection brings the number of full-time UMaine faculty members named AAAS Fellows to 10. Annually, AAAS, the world’s largest scientific society, recognizes researchers who advance scientifically or socially distinguished science. […]
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She got the assignment a week ago, an essay asking her to outline the strategies she’d use to teach in a multicultural classroom. At first, the words came. Paragraphs even. But then, just as quickly, nothing. A blank screen. “I had a little bit and I just didn’t really know where to go from there,” […]
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For a second year, University of Maine students taking an upper-level, political science seminar on international law will get a chance to try out their newly acquired skills inside a courtroom. Patrick Downey, an adjunct assistant professor in political science, teaches the seminar and is overseeing an international law moot court on Monday, Dec. 5 […]
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A University of Maine glaciologist discovered icebergs likely contribute more meltwater to Greenland’s fjords than glaciers do, which can slow the melting rate of glaciers and potentially influence ocean circulation and climate. Greenland, the world’s largest island, is almost entirely covered by a permanent ice sheet that has been shrinking due to warming temperatures in […]
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Editor’s note: Details on additional initiatives will be added when they become available. University of Maine groups campuswide are leading charitable giving efforts for the holiday season. The Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, will offer Thanksgiving meals to its clients who remain in the area for the holiday. The CEAC (Classified […]
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Eight University of Maine students from a variety of disciplines will have five minutes each to present their sustainability projects on Nov. 21. The “Sustainability Lightning Talks” will begin at 3 p.m. in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. Students will give details of their specific research related to a larger group project. The projects cover […]
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A half-century of global ocean research indicates local management is key to sustaining kelp forest health. Kelp — large brown seaweed or alga — provides food or habitat for a number of species, including fish, sea urchins and lobster, says Bob Steneck, a University of Maine oceanographer and one of 37 scientists who took part […]
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Tomorrow’s election will be a real-time learning laboratory for University of Maine students in an Introduction to Journalism class. The class, led by assistant professor and CLAS-preceptor journalism Joshua Roiland, is putting out the UMaine Telegraph, an online publication that will cover voting and election results in local, state and national races. Roiland’s 29 students […]
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The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. UMaine Veterans Week activities will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7 with a wreath-laying ceremony in […]
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University of Maine Darling Marine Center graduate students Carl Huntsberger and Whitley Gilbert want their research to support better management of two of Maine’s most valuable natural resources — clean water and lobsters. Huntsberger was 9 when he began lobster fishing. He knew a legal-sized lobster, known as “a keeper,” is one whose main shell […]
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