UMaine News

Contact: Daniel Flannery, danieljflannery@gmail.com ORONO– Daniel Flannery, a student in the University of Maine’s Intermedia master of fine arts program, has won two Children’s Music Web Awards. Flannery, an Oceanside, N.J., native, moved to Maine to create children’s media with his brother, Mike, who runs the 32 Central recording studio in Bangor. Daniel Flannery has […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; John Hwalek, (207) 581-2302 Picture of UMaine’s car is avaiable upon request — corrections include quote attribution and team leaders. ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine placed 10th out of 29 universities that competed in last weekend’s national Chem-E-Car competition in Philadelphia, according to the American Institute of Chemical […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; William Livingston, (207) 581-2990 ORONO, Maine — A University of Maine professor is leading an effort to use Maine’s forests to help teach science and math to local high school students. William Livingston, UMaine professor of forest resources, received a $77,352 one-year grant from the Maine Department of Education as […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and cooperating professor of forest resources, has been selected as the 2008 Maine Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). […]

Contact: Patricia Henner, 581-4100 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum will hold its annual wreath-making workshops Nov. 29 from 12-2 p.m., and Dec. 2 & 3, from 6-8 p.m., offering participants an opportunity to enjoy a hands-on start to the holiday season. Local craftsperson Claire Ackeroyd, who has been conducting […]

Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4358 ORONO — UMaine’s College of Engineering, the Maine Arts Commission and Intermedia Visiting Artist Program are presenting a lecture Nov. 24 by renowned West Coast sculptor and site plan artist Buster Simpson, whose work ranges from stand-alone gallery sculpture to magnificent parks and creative outdoor spaces encompassing the history, culture and […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine plans a community rally to show support as the Black Bear football rides a six-game winning streak into a Saturday showdown with the University of New Hampshire. The rally is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Thursday Nov. 20 at UMaine’s Memorial Union. UMaine and […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, (207) 581-2806 ORONO, Maine — Photosynthesis generates the oxygen needed for life on earth as well as the biomass for food and biofuel production. The process is driven by the absorption of the sun’s energy by tiny green “bodies” called chloroplasts. The “solar-powered” sea slug Elysia chlorotica has […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A group of 16 University of Maine Business School students is conducting a study of Maine residents’ attitudes toward tourism. The research involves a brief online survey. The students are hoping residents across Maine will visit http://umainetourismsurvey.com to to provide their input. The results of the study […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Gordon Hamilton, 581-3446 ORONO, Maine – Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of a major outlet glacier. Leigh Stearns and Gordon Hamilton of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, along with Benjamin Smith of […]