Four faculty- and staff-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2024 projects will involve developing research innovations in environmentally-friendly advanced manufacturing, web privacy protections, water filtration for a group of chemicals known as PFAS, and accelerated soil carbonation to reduce carbon […]
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Every spring when the sap starts running, Carli Frigon, her brother Carroll and her parents, Jereme and Donna, stay at their sugarhouse in the small northern Maine town of Sandy Bay. From the age of 9, Frigon’s March memories have consisted of building snow forts, making hot cocoa, tasting the sweetness of syrup on snow […]
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For students aspiring to become sports reporters, content creators or marketers, the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism has launched a new sport communication minor. The minor is intended to provide students with the critical understanding of and experience in content creation for the sports industry, delving into various aspects of media, marketing […]
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The University of Maine, the state’s public flagship and only Research 1 (R1) institution, has launched its new brand campaign, Blue Horizons, that invites everyone to experience world-class education in a welcoming place of ingenuity, exploration and collaboration. The Blue Horizons campaign aims to distinctly define and communicate UMaine’s unique strengths, positioning it as a […]
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Ashley Wilson, a rising senior double majoring in economics and international affairs with a concentration in comparative politics at the University of Maine, spent the summer living and learning in Japan as a participant in the competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. As a part of CLS, Wilson attended an intensive language program at Okayama […]
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University of Maine Libra Professor of Anthropology and Climate Studies Dan Sandweiss was honored for decades of supporting the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru during a ceremony held July 17. The editor of the museum’s journal spoke about Sandweiss’ scholarly accomplishments — he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences […]
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Mainebiz reported on a $10 million federal grant awarded to University of Maine researchers and their colleges to investigate using low-value wood to make sustainable jet fuel and fish feed. In partnership with UMass Lowell, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Arbiom, researchers aim to turn wood waste into valuable products and improve forest management.
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In a story about the Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza, to the Bangor Daily News highlight the support that Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine science, and his students provided during the tournament. According to the BDN, they took samples from each tuna brought in and are studying feeding and migratory habits, among other areas of […]
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The Baltimore Banner interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, for a story titled “Larry Hogan won two terms as governor. A Senate victory will be more challenging.”
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Teams of high school students from across the U.S. and Canada and their robots will face off in a international high stakes competition hosted by the University of Maine and VEX Robotics, a global developer of educational tools for creating robots, from Sept. 12-14 inside the Collins Center for the Arts. During the VEX Robotics […]
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