West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study. Led by […]
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The Portland Press Herald featured University of Maine researchers who are developing Firefighting Biogel, an alternative to traditional firefighting foam that’s free from a group of chemicals known as PFAS. The gel is expected to be both safer for the environment and for those fighting fires. James Anderson, an engineer at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted a research project from the University of Maine that aims to understand how invasive forest plants impact tick populations. Researchers secured a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to test if controlling unwelcome forest plants also reduces densities of ticks, and how landowners can […]
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Kirsten Vekasi, associate professor at the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, and Stefano Tijerina, senior lecturer in management with the Maine Business School, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about proposed legislation that would, if passed, place a 10% tariff on all imported goods.
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted University of Maine Men’s Hockey Senior defenseman David Breazeale and his nomination for the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award. Learn more on the UMaine Athletics website.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on the likelihood of a large fire developing in Maine. Birkel said the Northeast region of the country is more humid than the western part, but drought conditions in recent years have increased the […]
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The University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning is offering several opportunities for professional development this spring, both online and in person. A certificate of completion and Continuing Education Units will be available. The following programs are online and have synchronous meeting times: The following program will meet in person: For a limited time, UMaine […]
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Maine’s lobster fishery — one that supports thousands of jobs statewide — is extensively monitored. Management efforts are informed by biological monitoring surveys observing changes in abundance and distribution of the lobster population, and dealer and harvester reporting from the industry. Yet these statistics don’t tell the whole story of an industry shaken by supply […]
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Students at the University of Maine are using physics to fight the flu. A group of undergraduate and graduate students, led by physics professor Sam Hess, is doing single molecule microscopy combined with molecular simulations to learn about how influenza viruses mutate and hijack the cells of their host. Their discoveries could lead to the […]
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The University of Maine is launching a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in September. The degree program will be housed in the Department of Sociology and is intended to help address the continued demand for expertise in criminal justice-related work. It was approved by the University […]
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