/research University of Maine Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:17:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /research/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2016/12/cropped-MAINE_crest_4c-32x32.jpg /research 32 32 /research/2023/06/06/university-of-maine-system-request-for-ideas-internal-grant-awards-announced/ /research/2023/06/06/university-of-maine-system-request-for-ideas-internal-grant-awards-announced/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:50:21 +0000 /research/?p=48250 In October 2022 the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Joan Ferrini-Mundy, invited faculty and staff across the University of Maine System (UMS) to put forward their ideas for research, innovation, and development that could be supported or further developed by internal and external funding and/or the formation of collaborative intercampus teams.  The UMS Request […]]]> /research/2023/06/06/university-of-maine-system-request-for-ideas-internal-grant-awards-announced/feed/ 0 /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/ /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:54:37 +0000 /research/?p=43794 Gabrielle Hillyer, a Master’s student in oceanography and marine policy, is putting her marine science education into practice by researching water quality issues within the Gulf of Maine in the hopes to improve the solvency of the soft-shell clamming industry. Hillyer studies the impact of bacteria in mudflats on the Medomak River in Waldoboro, Maine […]]]> /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/feed/ 0 /research/2019/10/01/new-program-combines-medicine-arts/ /research/2019/10/01/new-program-combines-medicine-arts/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:42:08 +0000 /research/?p=43498 Some people consider themselves to be a numbers person, more than a creative type. Others feel drawn to the artistic side of life more than the analytical. Since the 1960s, when Nobel-prize winning research painted a picture of a human brain split straight down the middle – it is believed that humans are either right […]]]> /research/2019/10/01/new-program-combines-medicine-arts/feed/ 0 /research/2019/09/03/arctic-futures-workshop-greenland/ /research/2019/09/03/arctic-futures-workshop-greenland/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:00:22 +0000 /research/?p=43340 /research/2019/09/03/arctic-futures-workshop-greenland/feed/ 0 /research/2019/08/05/students-community-industry-benefit-from-collaborative-business-opportunities/ /research/2019/08/05/students-community-industry-benefit-from-collaborative-business-opportunities/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:46:03 +0000 /research/?p=43186 Six Maine Business School students interned this summer at Hannaford Bros. in Scarborough as part of an innovative program designed to address the needs of the state’s economic community and the needs of scholars. The Corporate Classroom is an internship program supported by the Professional Development Center (PDC), which provides consulting services, professional development education […]]]> /research/2019/08/05/students-community-industry-benefit-from-collaborative-business-opportunities/feed/ 0 /research/2019/06/03/western-passage-renewable-energy/ /research/2019/06/03/western-passage-renewable-energy/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:18:32 +0000 /research/?p=42755 Interdisciplinary multi-institution research collaboration, stakeholder engagement through Western Passage project The Western Passage – located between Eastport, Maine and Canada – is a highly turbulent, biologically active, and socially relevant ecosystem in Eastern Maine considered one of the best locations for tidal power nationwide. Kristina Cammen, assistant professor of marine mammal science, works alongside a […]]]> /research/2019/06/03/western-passage-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/ /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/#respond Mon, 06 May 2019 12:02:29 +0000 /research/?p=42538 Graduate Student Spotlight: Gabrielle Hillyer, Diana Davis Spencer Scholar Gabrielle Hillyer is a duel-degree major in oceanography and marine policy. With support from the UMS Research Reinvestment Fund she has focused her research on the Medomak river estuary and its multiple impacts on local clamming. Her innovative research aims to understand the ability of the […]]]> /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/ /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:43:49 +0000 /research/?p=42147 Maginnis Lab supports student research from undergraduate through graduate careers More undergraduate students at the University of Maine have the opportunity to take part in innovative research. This experience carries through into their graduate studies and careers. The Maginnis Lab has students who started their research as first-years and continue it as graduate students. Melissa […]]]> /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/ /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:55:20 +0000 /research/?p=42204 Neuropathy research leads to cutting-edge medical device development Neuropathy (or the dying-back of nerve fibers) affects roughly 20 million people in the United States. Unfortunately, most people do not realize they have the disease until they experience symptoms such as pain, numbness and loss of limb control. In many cases, amputation can result. Current methods […]]]> /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/feed/ 0 /research/2019/02/05/2019-rrf-awardee-announcement/ /research/2019/02/05/2019-rrf-awardee-announcement/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:37:11 +0000 /research/?p=42235 We would like to congratulate these newly announced Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) awardees. Terry Shehata, Planning for Wraparound Services that Support the Growth of Maine’s Craft Beer Industry Owen Smith, Pilot project for development of Maine Medical Arts (MEMA) MA degree Brian Beal, Planning for the future: UMM’s Marine Science Field Station Niclas Erhardt, MBS […]]]> /research/2019/02/05/2019-rrf-awardee-announcement/feed/ 0 /research/2019/02/04/umaine-teams-with-st-josephs-umm-umf-dartmouth/ /research/2019/02/04/umaine-teams-with-st-josephs-umm-umf-dartmouth/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:52:15 +0000 /research/?p=41986 A research project aimed at providing healthcare providers with tools to prevent patients from falling has grown to include the detection of biomarkers associated with diseases such as pancreatic cancer. John Vetelino, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the principal investigator for the RRF (Research Reinvestment Fund) project “Sensor Development/Adaptation to Improve Healthcare: A […]]]> /research/2019/02/04/umaine-teams-with-st-josephs-umm-umf-dartmouth/feed/ 0 /research/2019/01/07/positive-impact-of-research-reinvestment-fund/ /research/2019/01/07/positive-impact-of-research-reinvestment-fund/#respond Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:50:22 +0000 /research/?p=41784 As we head into 2019, we look at the impact funding programs have on university research endeavors. The Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) has been established by the University of Maine System Board of Trustee’s in an effort to grow research, development, and commercialization activities in Maine.  The RRF program has several competitive grant programs, such […]]]> /research/2019/01/07/positive-impact-of-research-reinvestment-fund/feed/ 0 /research/2018/12/03/developing-an-app-to-revolutionize-greenhouse-farming-in-maine/ /research/2018/12/03/developing-an-app-to-revolutionize-greenhouse-farming-in-maine/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:12:41 +0000 /research/?p=41549 A monitoring app for greenhouse agriculture in Maine. New media undergraduates at 91¸£Àû are developing an innovative monitoring app, MAGAPP, to serve local Maine greenhouses for the Sustainable Year Round Agriculture Cluster Initiative by the Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society.  Joline Blais, associate professor of new media, and Bill Giordano, SYRA data coordinator, are overseeing research […]]]> /research/2018/12/03/developing-an-app-to-revolutionize-greenhouse-farming-in-maine/feed/ 0 /research/2018/10/01/mcgreavy-and-collaborators-examine-medias-coverage-of-dam-decision-making-in-maine/ /research/2018/10/01/mcgreavy-and-collaborators-examine-medias-coverage-of-dam-decision-making-in-maine/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 17:29:44 +0000 /research/?p=41210 91¸£Àû researchers Bridie McGreavy and Darren Ranco; students Tyler Quiring, Brawley Benson, and Nolan Altvater; and partners in the Natural Resources Department in the Penobscot Nation including Jan Paul, Angie Reed and John Banks are investigating an issue that impacts us all: how news media coverage can shape the public understanding about important science issues. […]]]> /research/2018/10/01/mcgreavy-and-collaborators-examine-medias-coverage-of-dam-decision-making-in-maine/feed/ 0 /research/2018/08/06/preserving-maines-coast-umaine-researchers-tackle-green-slime-issue/ /research/2018/08/06/preserving-maines-coast-umaine-researchers-tackle-green-slime-issue/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:06:23 +0000 /research/?p=40794 For the past few years, residents of southern Maine’s coastal communities have observed green slime growing on their shores during the spring and summer months. The question is: is this slime, known as an algal bloom, the result of population growth or a natural phenomenon? In order to answer this question, one crew at 91¸£Àû’s […]]]> /research/2018/08/06/preserving-maines-coast-umaine-researchers-tackle-green-slime-issue/feed/ 0 /research/2017/01/19/planning-future-shoreline-infrastructure-darling-marine-center-enhance-capacity-applied-marine-science-education/ /research/2017/01/19/planning-future-shoreline-infrastructure-darling-marine-center-enhance-capacity-applied-marine-science-education/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:13:37 +0000 /research/?p=789 /research/2017/01/19/planning-future-shoreline-infrastructure-darling-marine-center-enhance-capacity-applied-marine-science-education/feed/ 0 /research/2017/01/12/development-tools-measuring-costs-feeding-food-utilization-eastern-oysters/ /research/2017/01/12/development-tools-measuring-costs-feeding-food-utilization-eastern-oysters/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:28:05 +0000 /research/?p=641 /research/2017/01/12/development-tools-measuring-costs-feeding-food-utilization-eastern-oysters/feed/ 0 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