Maine’s 38 colleges and universities generate a total annual economic contribution — including the spending of students and visitors, and multiplier effects — of an estimated $4.5 billion in output, 31,267 full- and part-time jobs, and $1.7 billion in labor income, according to a recent report by researchers in the University of Maine School of […]
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Gabrielle Hillyer is one of six recipients of the first-ever Brookie Awards for her leadership on environmental issues. The University of Maine doctoral student in ecology and environmental sciences was chosen for the honor by NRCM Rising, a Natural Resources Council of Maine project that engages and mobilizes the state’s emerging generation of environmental leaders […]
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Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time if harvesters pluck too many from the same plants in a season, according to a new four-year study conducted by a University of Maine Cooperative Extension expert. Fern crowns with all the fiddleheads removed in a single harvest suffered […]
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Should the environment be viewed as a resource to use or a spectacle to remain untouched by humans? Kevin Duffy’s interest in Maine community members’ perspectives regarding the complexities of this question, and others related to coastal development, was sparked by his participation in the Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) research project. Duffy, now a […]
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Kaylee Brann of Albion, Katelyn Ellis of Dixfield and Sadie Libby of Skowhegan are the first people to earn degrees as Maine’s Top Scholars at the University of Maine. Maine’s Top Scholar (MTS) program, which began in 2017, provides high-achieving undergraduates with full tuition, a designated faculty mentor and opportunities for research experience. They’re also […]
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Neuright, Inc., a University of Maine biotech spinout focused on the early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral neuropathy, has been awarded $225,000 under the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to further develop its technology for delivery to market. Peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which nerve fibers die back from the skin, […]
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The 2020–2021 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship has been awarded to Tom Adams, a University of Maine secondary education major from Falmouth, Maine. Adams will build on his experiences teaching in middle school and mentoring students in community service projects by conducting independent research related to civics education in Maine middle schools. He references […]
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John Volin, vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut, has been named University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, effective Aug. 14. Faye Gilbert, dean of the Undergraduate School of Business in the Maine Business School, has served as interim executive vice president and provost since Sept. 1. […]
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, many University of Maine faculty members helped students navigate the crisis through education. Professors introduced coronavirus-related content into their spring 2020 syllabi so students could delve deeper into the real-time problems it presents. This fall, even more UMaine classes in multiple academic areas will include COVID-19-related […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has named Abigail Muscat a 2020 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar. Muscat, a rising third-year marine sciences major and international affairs minor at the University of Maine, will receive a two-year academic scholarship, a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity and funding to participate in two national science conferences. “It […]
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