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Hamlin discovers certain plastic bags leach nonylphenol in concentrations toxic to fish

Hamlin discovers certain plastic bags leach nonylphenol in concentrations toxic to fish.

Camp Combines Environmental Science, Traditional Native Culture

Camp merges environmental science, traditional Native culture.

UMaine Training 100 High School Students, Teachers to Help Solve Stormwater Problem

About 100 students and teachers from 12 high schools and local Native American communities around the state will gather at the University of Maine for a three-day program that focuses on creating innovative solutions to environmental problems related to stormwater management. UMaine Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) Institute participants will work with university faculty, undergraduates […]

UMaine Scientists in Mongolia Seek to Learn About Processes That Launch Earth Out of an Ice Age

UMaine scientists in Mongolia seek to learn about processes that launch Earth out of an ice age.

NSF Awards UMaine Grads $225,000 to Create Eco-Friendly Thermal Insulation Foam Board

An Orono-based company founded by two University of Maine graduates has been awarded $224,996 from the National Science Foundation to create a prototype for the first completely eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and current Ph.D. student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School […]

UMaine Composites Center Awarded $77.4 Million for Research and Development of New Blast-resistant Material

According to an article in the Portland Press Herald, The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $1 billion toward the construction of an additional DDG-51 destroyer, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Thursday. If the funding bill becomes law, the additional destroyer would likely be built at Bath Iron Works. The defense appropriations bill will also provide […]

UMaine Scientists Taking Part in Dig at Wind Cave National Park

UMaine scientists taking part in dig at Wind Cave National Park.

Rapid City Journal Mentions UMaine Researcher, Student at Wind Cave National Park Dig

University of Maine researcher Jacquelyn Gill and student Chason Frost were mentioned in a story about an excavation at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota in the Rapid City Journal. The story compared Frost to a Gold Rush-era prospector who “carefully bathed a pan full of rock and course (sic) sediment in a small […]

Oppenheim Earns Fellowship, Will Engage with Fisheries Policymakers

Noah Oppenheim, a graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole, Maine, has been awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship. The one-year paid fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in national policy decisions affecting those resources. It matches graduate students […]

UMaine Recognized for High-Quality Engineering Graduates

The University of Maine was recognized as one of the best colleges or universities for employers who want to hire high-quality engineering graduates. UMaine ranked fifth on College Recruiter’s list of the “Top 12 Hidden Gem Colleges for Employers Hiring Electrical and Communications Engineering Majors.” College Recruiter is the leading niche job board used by […]