Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in supply chains, according to a new international study led by the University of Maine. The […]
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At the University of Maine, 26 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. This annual announcement is an important opportunity to recognize faculty members’ outstanding achievements and contributions in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement, says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “We congratulate them for their leadership, innovation, and focus on putting students […]
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Steve Shaler, director of the UMaine School of Forest Resources, testified March 23 in the virtual Congressional hearing, Wood Innovation: Sustainable Forest Products to Reinvigorate Rural Economies. Shaler testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing at the request of chair and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree. A recording […]
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University of Maine intermedia students are creating and sharing art that advocates for COVID-19 vaccination and equitable distribution of doses. In an awareness campaign led by Intermedia MFA Program Director Susan Smith, about 20 graduate and undergraduate students have been developing various media that reinforce the hardships of the pandemic and encourage spectators to help […]
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The University of Maine Graduate & Professional Center has received a $1 million gift from Bobby Monks and Bonnie Porta in support of the Maine Center’s mission to prepare leaders for Maine through interdisciplinary, experiential, and market-driven graduate and professional education. The Maine Center has also partnered in support of a $1 million U.S. Department […]
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Although gathering in the Augusta Civic Center is not an option for this year’s Maine Sustainability & Water Conference, the event will go on as a virtual gathering to be held on March 31 and April 1. Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador, will deliver the keynote address: “Connection, Not Ownership: The Sacred Relationship Between […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center today presented a 3D-printed Dirigo Star to the Maine Bicentennial Commission to be the core component of the Maine Bicentennial Time Capsule. During a ceremony at the UMaine Composites Center, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy presented the Dirigo star to Sen. Bill Diamond, chairman of the Maine […]
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Franco American Programs at the University of Maine will collaborate with four other institutions in the region to launch the first-ever online, bilingual portal to Franco American archives and history collections from repositories across North America this spring. Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-américain, formerly known as the Franco American Portal project, will offer access to […]
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The origins of ice age climate changes may lie in the Southern Hemisphere, where interactions among the westerly wind system, the Southern Ocean and the tropical Pacific can trigger rapid, global changes in atmospheric temperature, according to an international research team led by the University of Maine. The mechanism, dubbed the Zealandia Switch, relates to […]
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Components the size of a few atoms, known as quantum materials, can enhance how technology functions and manages its heat. However, little is known about how heat is emitted and exchanged in quantum materials in contrast with their more common counterparts, three-dimensional bulk materials. Sheila Edalatpour, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University […]
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