The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 22 to inform UMaine students, faculty and staff about the programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The free event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the first-floor ballroom of Estabrooke Hall. Information […]
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The Associated Press, North American Windpower, 4-traders, Composites World, Wind Energy Industry Today, reNews and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine has tested its largest wind turbine blade to date. UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center completed static strength testing of a 56-meter (184-foot) wind turbine blade for Spain-based Gamesa, a global technological leader in […]
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Robert Milardo, a professor of family relations at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Have a New Year’s goal? Focusing resolutions on family can help.” According to the article, family and relationship experts say spending more time with family may increase the likelihood of keeping resolutions all […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Warren Riess, a research associate professor of history, anthropology and marine sciences at the University of Maine, about his new book, “The Ship That Held Up Wall Street.” When an 18th-century ship was unearthed during a 1982 pre-construction dig in Lower Manhattan, Riess was called in to find […]
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Robert Steneck, a marine scientist at the University of Maine, spoke with Modern Farmer for the article, “The accidental lobster farmers.” According to the article, lobster landings rose to 125 million pounds in 2012 and 2013, five times the historic average. The increase in crustaceans caused a drop in price that could harm Maine’s industry, […]
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Sharon Tisher, a lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Honors College, and Peter Mills, the executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority and a former state senator, wrote an opinion piece published by the Bangor Daily News titled “Bruce Poliquin has a chance to make his mark, emulate Maine’s environmental heroes.” […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported Rhian Waller, an associate research professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, will speak about coral gardens that were discovered in the Gulf of Maine. Waller was part of a team of researchers that used a remotely controlled submersible vehicle during the summer to find the dense […]
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Harold “Trey” Stewart III, a third-year University of Maine student majoring in political science and sociology, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “What I learned fighting to reclaim Maine elections for Mainers.” Stewart is the president of the General Student Senate and recently completed an internship at Maine Citizens for Clean […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the latest article in the yearlong “The People Next Door” series by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine, and Luisa Deprez, a professor and department chair of sociology and women and gender studies at the University of Southern Maine. “She escaped domestic violence, but […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static strength testing of a 56-meter (184-foot) wind turbine blade for Gamesa, a global technological leader in the wind industry, based in Spain. The blade was manufactured in North America and delivered to the University of Maine in late August. In the testing, the […]
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