UMaine News

University of Maine researchers have published new findings about how muscles form, why certain muscle diseases develop and why symptoms may not appear until years after muscle degeneration begins. The […]

Six University of Maine alumni and community leaders are among the 2026 Maine Center Award recipients, which honor distinguished alumni, emerging leaders and innovators connected to the Maine Center’s academic […]

Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was featured on Martha Stewart discussing where gardeners should avoid planting peppers to support healthy growth […]

Griffin Dill, director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, spoke with WMTW about increasing tick activity and concerns surrounding Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in Maine. […]

Researchers from the University of Maine at Machias were featured at News Center Maine for their work using clam-collecting boxes to study ways to reverse the decline of Maine’s soft-shell […]

The Daily Hampshire Gazette featured Allison Gardner, associate professor of arthropod vector biology at the University of Maine, discussing how changing seasonal patterns are affecting tick activity across New England. […]

News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the return of the University of Maine’s Clean Sweep event after a two-year hiatus, highlighting efforts to reduce waste by […]

Imagine a small boat navigating a course on its own, avoiding obstacles, completing tasks and making real-time decisions without human control. Creating one is the challenge behind the RoboBoat, an […]

Billy Obenauer, associate professor of management in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, has been named co-editor-in-chief of Group & Organization Management. Published by SAGE, Group & […]

Amid shortages of nurse educators and advanced practice nurses in Maine and nationwide that are limiting care access and quality, the University of Maine is launching two new nursing programs. […]

The Ellsworth American interviewed Jason Entsminger, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Maine, about the economic benefits of tourism in coastal Maine. For example, visitors to […]

Mainebiz reported on a recent visit to Hokkaido, Japan, by delegation organized by Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension to study advanced sea urchin farming techniques and […]

The Boston Globe interviewed Erin Percival Carter, associate professor of marketing at the University of Maine, on the value of Maine’s brand. Carter co-authored a study conducted at the Maine […]

Manuel Wörsdörfer, associate professor of management and computing ethics at the University of Maine, has published a new book exploring the ethical, cultural and regulatory dimensions of artificial intelligence. In […]

A team of University of Maine students earned third place in one of the contests held during the recent 2026 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, which featured teams from 42 […]

Libraries play an important role in many communities, not only providing books and other materials to patrons, but also social services that help bring people together. Fascinated by libraries and […]

The first time University of Maine women’s soccer coach Scott Atherley watched Addison LaBonte compete, she wasn’t playing soccer. She was diving across a basketball court. Atherley had traveled to […]

For people seeking to start a new career or advance within their current one, the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning has made available several online programs for professional […]

News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the Maine Department of Education, partnership with the University of Maine at Orono (UMaine), hosting launch event for Maine’s […]

Battling polar winds, rough seas and sea ice, the University of Maine’s Emmanuel Boss and his colleagues sailed the Southern Ocean to study plankton, microscopic organisms that form the foundation […]