WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine, about the Hazing Prevention Research Lab and recent hazing incidents involving high school sports teams in Maine.
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While kelp forests are increasingly dwindling along portions of the Maine coast, those that remain still provide valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. Yet rapidly proliferating turf algae, which resemble thick mats along the seafloor, are chemically sabotaging kelp forests’ recovery from decades of decline, threatening biodiversity and nutrient systems in […]
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Maine faces significant challenges in youth mental health care. In response, the University of Maine is working to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce with the help of grant funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit whose goal is for all Maine children to be resilient and ready to succeed. According to […]
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Catherine Biddle, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with NPR about how school-based mental health services in Maine can benefit students, particularly when their families struggle to access private care. Biddle, who studies rural education, said families in the state frequently encounter long waitlists for private mental health services for […]
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine featured the election of Bob Steneck, University of Maine professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Steneck helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career with the university.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]
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Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald on the history of Furbish’s lousewort, an herb that discouraged the construction of a dam in the late 20th century.
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The Bangor Daily News, Spectrum News and WABI (Channel 5) covered a joint presentation from University of Maine master’s of forestry students and the Bangor Department of Public Works on how to handle emerald ash borer infestations. “The idea now is that it is not yet found in Bangor, so everything we’re doing is proactive […]
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News India Times and WABI (Channel 5) highlighted the $3.5 million pledge from Neera and Rajendra “Raj” Singh to the Maine College of Engineering and Computing to fund student scholarships and the Rajendra Singh and Neera Singh Family Chair in Applied Innovation. The Singhs received honorary doctorates of humane letters in 2024, and Raj Singh […]
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Aboard the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkhul traversing the North Atlantic Ocean, Emmanuel Boss is teaching 50 graduate students from around the world during the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Ocean Training Course. Boss, professor of oceanography at University of Maine, is among researchers providing lectures during the voyage from Tromø, Norway, to Nice, France. […]
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