BDN features Tasnim wild blueberry research
The Bangor Daily News featured Rafa Tasnim, University of Maine Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences, and her research showing that wild blueberry fields in Down East Maine are […]
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Minimum wage increases positively impacts women’s health, negatively impact men’s health
Increasing the minimum wage generally harms low-educated, low-income men’s health and improves women’s health in the same demographic categories, according to a University of Maine study. Income-based health disparities have […]
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UMaine study examines readiness for hazing prevention on college campuses
After nearly two decades of research and several high-profile incidents in recent years, hazing has become a major public health concern in higher education. Yet much work remains for those […]
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SEA Fellows Science Symposium scheduled for Aug. 9
Twenty-seven undergraduate and recent post-baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Maine at Machias, University of Southern Maine, College of the Atlantic and 12 other institutions across the […]
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Composites Manufacturing Magazine reports on UMaine prototype of 3D printed housing
Composites Manufacturing Magazine reported that the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is working with researchers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to […]
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UMaine, UNH researchers to study how foraging adaptations affect Arctic charr resilience or vulnerability to climate change
University of Maine and University of New Hampshire researchers will investigate how the diversity and evolution of feeding habits among Arctic charr populations in Maine affect their resilience or vulnerability […]
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Erwin interviewed by KTNA about Alaskan glaciers
Emma Erwin, graduate research assistant at the Climate Change Institute, spoke to KTNA (88.9FM in Talkeetna, Alaska) about her research studying ice core samples in Denali to learn more about […]
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BDN, Morning Ag Clips report on UMaine Extension 4-H program staff winning national awards
The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H recently received two national awards for excellence in programming and for research and […]
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NSF award to advance hyperspectral ice core imaging and analysis
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $249,851 grant to Andrei Kurbatov, associate professor at the Climate Change Institute and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the […]
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UMaine part of New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
The University of Maine has joined a consortium of seven universities in the region to form the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC). The project received a […]
