Project targets include wood-derived alternatives to plastic, concrete and cellulosic nanofiber bioproducts; and economically diverse rural development.
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Grant to help rural schools train STEM teachers
ORONO — With rural schools facing significant shortages of highly qualified teachers, particularly those in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to boost support for future and current STEM educators in rural school districts. The […]
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U.S. offers state a lease to research offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine
The move could establish Maine as a leader in developing the offshore wind industry and provide valuable information about how to build out similar projects.
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Maine’s first research satellite to launch this year
ORONO — Maine’s first small research satellite, designed to engage middle and high school students in STEM, is expected to launch into orbit within the next couple of months. Firefly Aerospace, a company based in Cedar Rapids, Texas, integrated the nearly one-foot-tall satellite, known as MESAT1, into a rocket to be launched from the Vandenberg […]
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Maine is playing ‘catch-up’ to prepare for health impacts of climate change
That’s the message the Maine Climate Council hears during the first of 3 scientific briefings geared toward updating the state’s climate action plan by the end of the year.
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A remote forest thrives, thanks to woodswomen
The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.
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Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing ‘zombie’ apocalypse in Maine
A fungus that turns the rash-causing pests into the ‘crawling dead’ may lead to a sharp drop in browntail populations this year, scientists say.
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Plant diagnostic lab shares updates, announces new fees
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab in Orono, which identifies diseases and provides management plans to gardeners, farmers, nurseries and members of the lawn care industry, received over 800 physical samples from nine different states in 2023. Also last year, the lab launched a new process for digital submission which resulted […]
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UMaine assistant professor researches needs of multilingual learners in special ed
ORONO — Having grown up in a multilingual family, Melissa Cuba knows firsthand what school is like for students who have multifaceted identities and come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As an assistant professor of special education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Cuba’s research focuses on a particular […]
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4-H to offer online info session for aspiring volunteers in May
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers. The sessions are set for 6-7 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 22 and 29. “Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey” aims to provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four […]