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Juvenile
Onset |
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It's a disease that
strikes the young and has the potential to devastate more than 90
percent of an oyster grower's annual crop. Microbiologist Kathy
Boettcher has now isolated a previously unknown species of bacteria
that is the most likely culprit, and is working with Maine oyster
growers to reduce the risk. |
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The
Principal's Office |
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A survey of Maine's K–12
educational leaders shows that the state's principal population is
aging and young educators are reluctant to step into the
increasingly complex job. That's where policymakers come in. |
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3D |
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As part of the
infrastructure of the state's creative economy, UMaine will soon
have a state-of-the-art research and development laboratory for
digital filmmaking. As envisioned by new media faculty member
Raphael Di Luzio, the initiative has the potential to put Maine on
the leading edge of a changing film industry. |
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Aquaculture
to Save the Coral Reefs |
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Capturing tropical fish in the wild for saltwater aquariums can be
detrimental to the delicate reef habitat. It also can shorten the
lives of the fish. That's why UMaine Ph.D. students Søren Hansen and
Chad Callan want to make the home aquarium industry more
ecologically sound. |
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Tiny
Technology |
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A new chapter in
microelectronics is unfolding, and at UMaine, faculty members
Rosemary Smith and Scott Collins are among the leaders. The
researchers specialize in microinstruments that ultimately could
improve healthcare and quality of life. |
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Advancing
Manufacturing |
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Since it opened a year
ago, the Advanced Manufacturing Center has done product design and
development for companies statewide, filling a gap in Maine's
economic development capacity with its prototyping expertise. |
