New UMaine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
Greater understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses to potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine that […]
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Hazuková to examine whether West Greenland lakes emit or capture carbon
Next April, Václava “Vendy” Hazuková will go to an arid, treeless area in West Greenland to solve a puzzle. It’s not known how lakes there contribute to Arctic carbon cycling […]
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Kelley explores what directs septin proteins in yeast mating
The ways yeast and human cells communicate are similar, according to University of Maine assistant professor of biochemistry Joshua Kelley. Each makes use of a family of proteins called G-protein […]
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AP cites senator’s advocacy for ag research, UMaine
The Associated Press reported that Maine Sen. Angus King supports a competitive federal grants program intended to address a maintenance backlog at agricultural research facilities and land-grant universities, including the […]
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News Center highlights UMaine aiding in eDNA research
News Center Maine noted that the University of Maine is working with the research center Manomet and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to conduct eDNA research. Scientists from the […]
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Times Record cites May overdose report Sorg compiled
The Times Record cited a May report compiled by Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about drug […]
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Biomass column in Bethel Citizen cites UMaine research
A column about biomass published in The Bethel Citizen and The Franklin Journal cited research from the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine. According to […]
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UMaine contribution to state time capsule cited in Maine Public story
In an interview with Maine Public’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham cited the role of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center in building a time […]
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Mayewski discusses UN climate change report with Maine Public
Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, talked with Maine Public about a United Nations climate change report that highlights the urgency of the […]
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Press Herald cites CFRU support in reporting on songbird habitat study
The Portland Press Herald cited the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CRFU) in a story about a long-term study of the impact of forestry on migratory songbirds in […]
