A $7.9 million gift from the estate of Thomas P. Hosmer was recently received by the University of Maine Foundation to primarily support maintenance projects at the University of Maine. This is the third-largest single gift given to benefit the University of Maine.
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Measures of classroom performance, eligibility, and retention draw a picture of the academic culture in each NCAA sport.
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension-sponsored initiative seeks to build individual, group and organizational capacity to strengthen what is working well for public school teachers while creatively and effectively garnering the support needed to address what needs attention.
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Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, researchers have determined why cod living at high densities developed cataracts.
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Adults who include dairy foods in their diets might be reducing their arterial stiffness and decreasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of
Maine and Australian National University.
Initiative aimed at fostering the professional development of UMaine female faculty members in engineering, mathematics, technology, and the physical, biological and social-behavioral sciences.
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University of Maine graduate and undergraduate students in exercise science have established in recent research that an underwater treadmill also can provide effective low-impact rehabilitation and cardiovascular conditioning.
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A UMaine School of Economics study concludes that as much as 60 percent of what’s thrown away could be composted and recycled.
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Corey Conner’s favorite academic experiences have come at the local level, where she is able to pursue her studies in an area hospital. In her experiences as a member of the UMaine track and field team, however, Conner is making an impact at an international level.
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By advancing scientific understanding of arsenic and the way it functions in the body, UMaine researchers Carol Kim and Julie Gosse hope to promote science-based environmental regulations and medical interventions to mitigate the element’s toxic effects.
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