University of Maine

The home is made entirely from a wood-based material, which University of Maine researchers say is an inexpensive, renewable and recyclable building option.

Wild blueberries are native to Maine and have been for thousands of years. But as temperatures rise and droughts become more frequent, wild blueberry growers and researchers say they're looking for new ways to manage the iconic crop.

The UMaine system plans to offer residency waivers as soon as this fall.

The new findings come from a study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Maine has a shortage of at least 20,000 affordable homes. But traditional building is expensive, time-consuming and a major contributor of carbon emissions. The University of Maine believes it has a solution that could eventually help.

Scientists say that insulating leaf litter and snow pack helped ticks to survive.

The University of Maine System says it's giving individual schools and programs more flexibility to teach in hybrid or remote formats for the first two weeks of the semester, as students return to campus during the latest COVID-19 surge.

President Joan Ferrini-Mundy said the growth may be a product of expanded research opportunities and online offerings for graduate students on the campus.

Unvaccinated students and employees at Maine's public universities will still be required to wear masks, quarantine and be tested this fall.

University of Maine System officials say they're putting COVID-19 testing on pause at two campuses in order to fix technical problems that have led to…