Maine rural communities set to receive $11 million in federal funding

The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.

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.

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.

UMaine Center on Aging launches online Age-Friendly Resources hub

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.

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.

UMaine researchers seek opinions on browntail moth control

The anonymous, 15-20-minute survey is available online until Friday, Aug. 4.

University of Maine announces spring dean’s list

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.

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.