Fall/Winter 2018
SCIENCES
Wildlife habitat ecologist Alessio Mortelliti examines how personalities of wild small mammals affect their responses to a changing environment
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Clinical ethicist Jessica Miller says it’s important to contemplate what life’s all about — and why we’re here
SCIENCES
Maine’s new plant pathologist reflects on improved diagnostics to help the state — and her passion for the field discovered as a UMaine intern
Also in this issue
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Advancing learning and discovery, improving quality of life and promoting responsible stewardship
FLAGSHIP DIFFERENCE
$1M NSF CAREER award will include capstone, outreach experiences
FLAGSHIP DIFFERENCE
$14.2M DOT award to form Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center
FLAGSHIP DIFFERENCE
Team awarded $1.17M to help protect woods workers from tick-borne illnesses
UMAINE ENGAGED
New program accelerates commercialization of
problem-solving innovations
INSIGHTS
Research, innovation and scholarship in spatial informatics, sociology, new media, forestry, history and more
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION
Expanding scholarship support to help ensure student success