The University of Maine recognized 3,371 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,327 are from Maine, 991 are from 46 other states and 53 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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ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s status as one of the nation’s top research universities was reaffirmed Thursday with the release of the latest classifications of higher education research institutions in the U.S. The 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education includes UMaine as one of just 187 Research-1 (R1) universities, the highest […]
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Rugby is a fast-growing international sport that has gained popularity in the U.S. in recent years, particularly at the high school and college levels. In the next decade, the U.S. is scheduled to host the 2031 men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2033 women’s Rugby World Cup, bringing the sport further into the mainstream. As […]
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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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