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Students use UMaine Hess Lab to research universal treatment for flu virus 

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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Criminal justice major launching in September

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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UMaine’s new forest bioproducts program critical to $22 million ‘Tech Hub’ investment

Following the recent announcement by Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional delegation that Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub will receive an additional $22 million to position Maine as a global leader in forest-based biomaterial production and manufacturing, the University of Maine is advancing plans to launch its Forest Bioproducts Technology Maturation Program, a […]

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WalletHub cites Puhlman on family-friendly qualities of states

WalletHub featured Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies at the University of Maine, as an expert on factors that attract families to live in certain states, and how those factors impact the well-being of families and child development. Puhlman said families have many factors to consider when choosing a place to settle, but each […]

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Business students consult companies worldwide through X-Culture

From devising marketing campaigns to expansion planning, Maine Business School seniors worked with peers worldwide to solve problems for companies across the globe.  For the second year in a row, Ivan Manev entered the students in his fall International Management class (MGT 445) in X-Culture — an innovative, large-scale international learning project created by Vas […]

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FOX 22 interviews Kamath on H5N1 virus

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Pauline Kamath, associate professor of animal disease/diagnostics at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, on the H5N1 virus, known as the bird flu, and how people can protect themselves and their pets from it. Kamath said the bird flu is a respiratory illness that circulates […]

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BDN, CBS 5 interview Brady on threats to aquaculture from climate change

The Bangor Daily News and WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) interviewed Damian Brady, professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, on the threats climate change presents to the aquaculture industry. Brady said challenges to the industry extend beyond the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters — which he explained also presents new opportunities — […]

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Mainebiz interviews Zydlewski on state effort to create climate change resilience 

Mainebiz interviewed Gayle Zydlewski, director of the Maine Sea Grant program at the University of Maine, on the state’s efforts to boost community resilience around the effects of climate change. Zydlewski said Gov. Janet Mills’ initiatives associated with the Maine Won’t Wait Climate Action Plan boosted momentum in the state to continue tackling climate change, […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores hazing, on campus and beyond

From the military to athletics to campus fraternity and sorority life, students and others endure hazing to satisfy the basic human desire to be part of a group. It operates in the shadows, but when hazing does appear in the headlines, it is often associated with tragic consequences.  Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership […]

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UMaine seeks to thwart ticks by helping landowners weed out invasive forest plants

Ask anyone who frequents the forests of New England and they will likely speak of unwelcome companions — ticks. Blacklegged ticks are expanding their range and rising in numbers, infecting people with pathogens that cause conditions like Lyme disease and babesiosis. Climate change is frequently blamed, but researchers have noticed another man-made problem may be […]

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