The Ellsworth American highlighted a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that was awarded to the Downeast Institute, a marine science field station for the University of Maine at Machias. The institute in Beals will use the grant funding to renovate four cottages for staff to use year-round. The cottages are adjacent to its […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, on the effect a fungus is having on browntail moth populations. Mech and her students have studied browntail moths for years, and she said she has seen reports that the fungus has been effective this year. “Trees […]
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The University of Maine’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Resources, and Engagement (SPIRE) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Maine Innovation, Research, and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The MIRTA program is designed to propel University of Maine System research projects from the applied research and development phase to commercialization. The program offers a comprehensive […]
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Julian Ober, a May 2024 graduate of the University of Maine who completed a bachelor’s with a double major in political science and women’s, gender and sexuality studies, wrote a feature story for the spring 2024 edition of Public Service Review from the Stennis Center for Public Service. Ober interviewed Ambureen Rana, a fellow graduate […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,070 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,064 are from Maine, 962 are from 40 other states and 44 are from 17 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Science interviewed Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine School of Biology & Ecology, for a story about Calantha, a new pesticide to combat Colorado potato beetles. These beetles have developed a resistance to traditional pesticides over the years, but Calantha, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA interference (RNAi) to […]
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The Portland Press Herald, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) interviewed David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on the abundance of fruit flies arriving early to berry farms in Maine. Some strawberry fields have closed their fields down before the end of […]
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News Center Maine highlighted 4-H programming through University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H. During the summer, 4-H hosts four camps located across the state to enrich students in nature and education. Executive Director of Maine 4-H centers Ryder Scott said these types of experiences are important for young people to unplug from technology and for […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor), Mainebiz and News Center Maine announced the grand opening of Tyler Technologies in Orono, an effort by the company to encourage greater collaboration with the University of Maine. Tyler Technologies initiated a partnership with UMaine’s Foster Center for Innovation in 2021 for the annual Maine App Challenge, allowing high school […]
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the successful launch of Maine’s first satellite into orbit early morning on Thursday, July 4. Maine’s first research satellite launched into the stratosphere in the early morning on Thursday, July 4. During its six-month to two-year orbit, MESAT1 will use its astronomical view to gather climate […]
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