WABI (Channel 5) previewed the upcoming Clean Sweep Sale at the University of Maine. Lisa Morin, coordinator of the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, and UMaine student Robbie Bickford spoke about preparing for Friday and Saturday’s sale. Items were donated by the university or students who moved out of the dorms at the end of the semester. Proceeds will benefit programs and services offered by the Black Bear Exchange and the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism.
WABI Previews Clean Sweep Sale
May 22nd, 2013 10:05 AMUMaine Students Compete in IGERT Video, Poster Contest
May 22nd, 2013 10:03 AMTwo entries from University of Maine graduate students have been submitted into the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program’s 2013 Video and Poster Competition.
Maureen Correll and Bjorn Grigholm, graduate students in the Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change IGERT program at UMaine, submitted a video and poster titled “Abrupt Climate Change in Atlantic Tidal Marsh Communities.”
Melinda Neville, a graduate student in the Sensor Science, Engineering, and Informatics (SSEI) IGERT program at UMaine, entered media for her project “Mercury (Hg) Research Ontology: Employing Informatics in Geochemistry.”
The contest is open to graduate students from IGERT programs across the country and invites them to share videos and posters describing their innovative and interdisciplinary research and its significance. The competition features 119 presentations made by students nominated from IGERT Ph.D. programs, the contest website states. Judging will be done by 50 IGERT faculty members who will announce 20–25 winners Friday, May 24. Community Choice and Public Choice winners will also be chosen. The general public can vote for their favorite entries online.
The videos submitted by the UMaine students can be seen online.
Bayer, Steneck Quoted in Ecologist Article on Fishing the Gulf of Maine
May 21st, 2013 10:04 AMThe Ecologist interviewed Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, and Robert Steneck, professor in the School of Marine Sciences at UMaine’s Darling Center, for the article “Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads.” Bayer spoke about lobster bait while Steneck spoke about the complex Gulf of Maine ecosystem.
Advanced Structures and Composites Center Interested in Goldwind Technology, Recharge Reports
May 21st, 2013 10:03 AMRecharge News reported the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is interested in a direct-drive permanent magnet prototype wind turbine created by Goldwind, a Chinese vendor. Elizabeth Viselli, communications director at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, told Recharge the technology is promising and the center is interested in Goldwind’s tests.
Abbott Talks to BDN About Hockey Coach Search
May 21st, 2013 9:58 AMUniversity of Maine Athletic Director Steve Abbott told the Bangor Daily News the search for a new men’s ice hockey coach is progressing well and he expects to make an announcement next week.
Kittery Students Share UMaine Challenge Experience with Seacoast Online
May 21st, 2013 9:57 AMSeacoast Online spoke with students and teachers from Traip Academy in Kittery after participating in the statewide Maine Wind Blade Challenge and the Windstorm Challenge hosted by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center earlier this month. One of the two Traip teams earned second place for its floating turbine platform design.
Media Reports on Systemwide Tuition Freeze
May 21st, 2013 9:55 AMThe Associated Press, Kennebec Journal, Bangor Daily News and WGME (Channel 13) were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine System trustees’ decision to freeze tuition rates at all seven campuses for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state undergraduates. Annual tuition and fees for in-state students at the University of Maine is currently $10,600.
Bricknell, Graduate Student Cited in BDN Article on Boat Moorings
May 20th, 2013 10:17 AMThe Bangor Daily News spoke with Ian Bricknell, University of Maine marine biology professor, and graduate student Chris Roy about research being conducted on molded concrete boat moorings and their effect on the marine habitat.
Pershing, Steneck Interviewed for WLBZ Article on Gulf of Maine Warming
May 20th, 2013 10:15 AMWLBZ (Channel 2) recently spoke to Robert Steneck, professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine’s Darling Center, and Andrew Pershing, professor in the Gulf of Maine Research Institute at UMaine, about the warming temperatures in the Gulf of Maine and how they are effecting fishermen and scientists. Steneck talked about the effects on the lobster industry and Pershing focused on the warming temperatures and what that means for certain species.
MPBN Interviews Kersbergen on Small Farms Resurgence
May 20th, 2013 10:13 AMThe Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, about the return of small farms. Despite the decline of the family farm over the years, Kersbergen says interest in farming is at a record high in Maine.
