Maine Impact Week celebrating University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond is April 10–15. The public is invited to attend the more than 20 virtual and in-person events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university. A […]
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Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. The research, conducted by the University of Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, University […]
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Research has uncovered a groundbreaking method for hastening molecular recognition in supramolecular chemistry. Catalysts are materials that increase the rate of, but are not consumed in chemical reactions. Often, catalysts are complex molecules with shapes finely tuned to match an intermediate structure known as a transition state between the reactant and product of the targeted […]
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It started with a series of discussions. Convened by a group of collegial humanities scholars at the University of Maine, the small community then evolved into an initiative with the support of then Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Jeff Hecker. Becoming a fully realized, university-recognized academic research center required both a […]
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Like many parts of society, higher education has grappled recently with the historic marginalization of and inequities between different groups. One way this has played out is through an increasing focus on diversity and equity in faculty hiring practices. A recent journal article from two University of Maine researchers suggests that despite good intentions, implicit […]
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At the University of Maine, 38 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 28 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March 28. “It’s rewarding to recognize these […]
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The University of Maine has achieved full, endorsed membership in the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network. The AFU Global Network, led by Dublin City University, is supported in the United States by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. The AFU initiative promotes maximizing the intergenerational appeal of higher education programming through a 10-principle framework, […]
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Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes the weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles that progressively worsens over time. According to a team of University of Maine researchers, certain activities may help strengthen muscles affected by muscular dystrophy — and they figured it out by stimulating zebrafish and watching them work out. Zebrafish are […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has been appointed to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science by President Joe Biden. The 16-member President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science evaluates nominees for the nation’s highest scientific honor. The National Medal of Science is a Presidential Award to recognize individuals for their […]
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Research published by Joshua Kelley, University of Maine assistant professor of biochemistry in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, and the graduate student Katherine Jarvis has been named one of the top 100 downloaded microbiology papers for Scientific Reports for 2021. The paper, “Temporal dynamics of viral load and false negative rate influence the […]
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