2022 Maine Science Festival features UMaine scientists
The Maine Science Festival (MSF) will come back after two years away due to the pandemic, from March 16–20. It is a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor […]
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UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program selects four teams for 2022 cohort
Four faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The 2022 projects will […]
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UMaine lake algae study featured in media
Phys.org, ScienMag, Verve Times, Environmental News Network, Science Daily, Eurasia Review and the Mount Desert Islander highlighted research from the University of Maine that shows regulations to reduce human-caused sulfur […]
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Study of algae in Acadia National Park lakes shows recovery from acidification
Acadia National Park is known for its beautiful lakes — and they can tell scientists a lot about the health of the environment. New research shows that regulations to reduce […]
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‘The Maine Question’ asks how Native American stories should be told
Much of the knowledge about Native Americans comes from people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have held notable influence on how people think about Native Americans’ past […]
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BDN highlights UMaine research in article about Orono efforts to curtail browntail moth populations
In an article about Orono trying to take advantage of a short window to make a dent in the browntail moths’ population before the caterpillars start coming out of their […]
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International media report on UMaine browntail moth research
The Bangor Daily News, Associated Press and New York Post reported about University of Maine research that shows browntail moth outbreaks will worsen with warming weather. Eleanor Groden, a UMaine […]
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CentralMaine.com shares Mitchell Center talk on coastal resilience
CentralMaine.com shared information about Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine talks on how the Island Institute collaborates with coastal communities to build resilience, […]
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Mitchell Center to host talk on increasing resilience on the Maine coast, Feb. 28
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how the Island Institute collaborates with coastal communities to build resilience […]
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UMaine research connects rising temperatures with browntail moth resurgence
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 23, 2022. Over the past few years, browntail moth caterpilllars have been an itchy scourge to Maine’s residents and visitors. New research shows that […]
