The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.
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Research at Baxter seeks to identify plants that will adapt to global warming
Scientists say sediment taken from below Chimney Pond, and other Alpine lakes in the Northeast, will yield a fossil record of the plants – those that have died out and those that have survived – since the last ice age.
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UMaine professor’s computer model tells the story of Earth’s changing climate
Recent news coverage of the planet’s record-breaking heat wave relied on the online climate visualization tool developed Sean Birkel, who is also the state climatologist.
Posted inCommunity
UMaine Center on Aging launches online Age-Friendly Resources hub
ORONO — The University of Maine Center on Aging has launched the Age-Friendly University Resources hub at umaine.edu. It is a centralized repository for educational materials, services, events, volunteer opportunities and other activities for older people offered by UMaine, the University of Maine at Machias, and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The various resources are […]
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UMaine System ready to recognize union for graduate student workers
An agreement in the works means the union and University of Maine System administrators can forgo government intervention.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
University of Maine chancellor wins back confidence of trustees, but not all the faculty
Some faculty are still not satisfied with Chancellor Dannel Malloy and say his contract renewal process lacked transparency and opportunities for participation.
Posted inCommunity
UMaine researchers seek opinions on browntail moth control
The anonymous, 15-20-minute survey is available online until Friday, Aug. 4.
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University of Maine announces spring dean’s list
The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the 2023 spring semester. Of the students who made the dean’s list, 2,002 are from Maine, 932 are from 44 other states and 82 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. Some students have requested that their information not be released; […]
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New University of Maine at Augusta president seeks to deepen community relationships
As Jenifer Cushman takes the helm of the third-largest school in Maine’s state university system, she’s looking to draw in people seeking to finish degrees they began years ago, or who never thought they would go to college.
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Promising research at UMaine may help curtail browntail moths
Scientists are studying how to disrupt the moth’s mating patterns by using a synthetically made product to confuse male moths and drastically reduce their ability to reproduce.