Handling the Effects of Abrupt Climate Change
A new graduate program funded by NSF will focus on the need to adapt policies and strategies to meet social and environmental needs.
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Gulf of Maine Buoy System Awarded Grant to Continue Ocean Monitoring
Coastal, maritime and marine science communities, including researchers at the University of Maine, will benefit from federal funding of $2 million recently awarded to the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Observing Systems, known as NERACOOS. The Gulf of Maine buoy array operated by the University of Maine Physical Oceanography Group under the direction of UMaine […]
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Discovery in the North Atlantic
Scientists find evidence of eddies triggering spring phytoplankton blooms in the subpolar ocean.
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Ecologist Examining Loss of Native Bees
A four-state project comes as disappearing wild honey bee populations and dwindling commercial populations are impacting fruit and berry growers who rely on bees for crop pollination.
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Cooperative Extension Conducting Organic Milk Research
UMaine is looking at ways to help dairy farmers meet the demands of the market.
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Technology Research Center Opens in Old Town
New project will connect private industry with UMaine researchers in order to validate, demonstrate and help commercialize developing fuel, chemical and advanced material technologies from forest bioproducts.
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World Affairs Through The Eyes of Interns
School of Policy and International Affairs degree program transports and transforms UMaine graduate students.
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Celebrating Maine’s Maritime Heritage
The Downeast Fisheries Trail, a Maine Sea Grant educational initiative, launches interpretive signs at 45 locations in Hancock and Washington counties.
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UMaine Hosting National Poetry Foundation Conference
Writers and scholars from throughout the country and world will gather June 27-30 to discuss “The Poetry and Politics of the 1980s.
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Distraction From Negative Feelings Linked to Improved Problem Solving
Psychology researcher finds the timing of strategies is critical to decreasing sad moods and promoting effective problem solving.
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