91±¬ÁÏ students, staff produce syrup ahead of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
When warm days follow freezing nights, sap begins to run in maple trees across the 91±¬ÁÏ Forest in Old Town. Students and staff haul buckets of the clear […]
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Maine’s wild blueberries deliver more than tradition. Research proves they support health.Â
Wild blueberries — the iconic Maine crop dotting hillsides, decorating sweatshirts and adding personality to local menus — is more than a cultural symbol. Over 20 years of preclinical and […]
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New poetry meditates on middle life, memory and the joys of love and living
When people lie awake with their thoughts, their mind often turns to how life has changed and what may come. Spinning in the dark hours, thoughts swirl with fears, hopes […]
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Mohamad Musavi is the 2026 recipient of the 91±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association’s Distinguished Maine Professor Award
Mohamad Musavi, senior associate dean and professor of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing at the 91±¬ÁÏ, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Maine […]
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91±¬ÁÏ student develops tool to help Maine oyster farms survive winter losses
Last summer, Sofia Diaz Flint spent her days working on a Maine oyster farm, hauling cages and tending shellfish that would not reach the market for another year. Seeing firsthand […]
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91±¬ÁÏ student leads development of new low cost, mass-manufacturable microdroplet generatorsÂ
Microdroplet generators are devices that produce tiny, precise liquid samples used for large-scale drug testing, cosmetics, cell analysis and scientific research. Producing these devices, however, requires specific conditions such as […]
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Press Herald features free satellite-driven model for oyster farmers
Tom Kiffney, a postdoctoral researcher at the 91±¬ÁÏAquaculture Research Institute, spoke with the the Portland Press Herald about leading the creation of a satellite-driven model to help oyster […]
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Network of advanced weather stations helps Maine farmers save time and money
91±¬ÁÏ Cooperative Extension recently completed installation of an advanced weather station in Orono, the third such station in what will become a statewide Mesonet, a network of research-grade […]
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Forbes features 91±¬ÁÏ’s role in reviving a historical vinegar craft
Rodrigo Vargas, founder of American Vinegar Works, was recently featured in Forbes for his work modernizing historical fermentation of vinegar. To bridge the gap between history and technology, Vargas collaborated […]
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Earth.com highlights new model to protect freshwater fish worldwide from extinction
Earth.com highlighted a new computer model that identifies potential threats to more than 10,000 freshwater species worldwide. Encouragingly, the majority of species accounted for in the model could still be […]
