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UMaine opens cutting-edge robotics and automation training facility

New space will grow Maine’s economy, national security and global competitiveness by supporting statewide advanced manufacturing workforce development Answering increasing demand from industry for highly skilled manufacturing workers in Maine and beyond, the University of Maine has opened the B.O.T. Loft, a state-of-the-art robotics and automation training facility that will offer factory-authorized training, a suite […]

UMaine Extension Tick Lab researchers confirm presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick in Maine

The University of Maine and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have confirmed the presence of an invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the state for the first time. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension […]

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Local nurse, UMaine faculty member is first to represent Maine in American Nurses Association

The first Mainer to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors is Amanda Savage (‘03G), assistant professor of nursing at the University of Maine and president of ANA-Maine. Savage will have the opportunity to speak toward the unique challenges and strengths of Maine’s rural and community-based healthcare system as the board shapes national […]

Database from HazingInfo, UMaine makes hazing data available from colleges and universities in all 50 states

Hazing data from nearly 1,500 college campuses across the United States is now available at HazingInfo.org. This marks the first time that information about college hazing incidents in all 50 states is available in one place for students, families and others to learn about hazing on their campuses. The announcement also marks a major expansion […]

Bloomberg cites data visualization from Climate Reanalyzer

Bloomberg cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer for a story on climate change and hurricane season.

Fogler’s Curtis featured in ‘Maine Calling’ segment on memory preservation

Maine Public featured Gregory Curtis, head of Fogler Library Special Collections at the University of Maine, in a segment of “Maine Calling” that explores how to decide whether to assess, donate or sell items passed down from family members or found in attics and ways to document or preserve items for posterity.

Ellsworth American interviews Jain on concerns with dams

The Ellsworth American interviewed Shaleen Jain, professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine, on concerns dams can pose to communities and his research, which looked at how historical data on river flow and rainfall is considered in dam design and whether more expansive records could better predict future outcomes. “We found that longer […]

Oceanographic Magazine reports on bluefin tuna diet study from UMaine

Oceanographic Magazine and The Cool Down reported on new research from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab that illustrated a shift in the tuna’s diet — away from Atlantic herring and toward menhaden — and described the role of foraging in the tuna’s lifecycle. The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared the release from UMaine News.

Press Herald highlights UMaine research presented at Harborfest

The Portland Press Herald highlighted a presentation and demonstration completed by two University of Maine students at Camp Ellis Harborfest, a festival on a pier that dates back 30 years and returned annually three years ago. Ph.D. students Kaylyn Zipp and Joseph Dello Russo demonstrated how UMaine’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab takes samples from tuna heads […]

WGME interviews Brewer on redistricting

WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on whether political parties will seek redistricting in Maine like is happening in Texas. “It just goes against political culture in Maine. Texas politics is intensely partisan. Maine politics is becoming more partisan but is not […]

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