The UMaine Space Initiative is pleased to announce recipients of a new seed grant program created to encourage innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations that result in rapid planning, team development, and […]
The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine study that aims to quantify the number of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna in New England that die after being caught […]
The Bangor Daily News, Chemistry World, Chemical and Engineering News, Science Daily and Innovations Report shared a study that developed a model and deeper understanding of molecular motors which was […]
Like the engines that power almost everything in daily life, the microscopic world contains “motors,” organic mechanisms that power tasks like transcribing RNA to DNA, synthesizing ATP and transferring cargo […]
In summer 2022, Sophia Pelletier served as an undergraduate research assistant in the lab of professor Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Pelletier, who lives in Davis, California, […]
Science featured research led by Victor Ortega-Jiménez, assistant professor of integrative avian biology and biomechanics, showing that flamingos use fluid mechanics to filter food out of muddy waters. Ortega-Jiménez and […]
Phys.org highlighted a study from the University of Maine exploring how the first year of the pandemic affected research activities at the institution. The researchers surveyed more than 400 UMaine […]
In a story about lack of snowfall causing problems for Maine snowmobilers, WPFO-TV (Fox 23 in Portland) cited a 2020 study by the University of Maine that found snowmobiling provided […]
In a story about Maine’s scallop farming industry, News Center Maine spoke to Christopher Noren, graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, about his research into the […]
Quantifying the number of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna in New England that die after being caught and released is the goal of a new University of Maine-led study. The U.S. […]
