Contact: Catherine Schmitt at (207) 581-1434 catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Maine Sea Grant has identified recipients of 2010-2012 research funding awards from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Sea Grant Office. Over $500,000 will support five research projects in the natural and social sciences. Maine Sea Grant is a state-federal partnership based at the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 or joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Six hundred University of Maine visitors will have an opportunity on Monday Feb. 8 to learn more about UMaine quality and value during an Accepted Student Day. UMaine regularly conducts programs of this nature for accepted students who have yet to make their final college […]
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Contact: Summer Allen at (207) 581-3794 or summer.allen@maine.edu ORONO — Northern Forest stakeholders are eligible to apply for research funding under a program that encourages collaborative study of forestry issues in northern New England and New York. The University of Maine’s Center for Research on Sustainable Forests is a member of the Northeastern States Research […]
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Contact: Deborah Bouchard, (207) 581-2767 Improving the food quality and safety of lobsters while being stored in the pound is one of the goals of a project spearheaded by Deborah Bouchard of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Bouchard, working with David Basti and Anne Lichtenwalner also of UMaine’s Cooperative Extension, recently was awarded a […]
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Contact: Keri Lindberg, (207) 832-0343 The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has received funding from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection through funds distributed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue the Maine Healthy Beaches Program, an effort to monitor water quality and protect public health on Maine’s coastal beaches. Maine is granted $256,000 […]
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Contact: Susy Kist, Ocean Renewable Power Company (207) 772-7707 (office) (207) 272-8615 skist@oceanrenewablepower.com BATH, Me. — Ocean Renewable Power Company CEO Christopher Sauer will unveil the tidal energy company’s proprietary, commercial-scale, hydrokinetic turbines in Bath on Friday. Sauer will present and describe the turbines at the U.S. Windblade facilities at 11 a.m. Representatives of business […]
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Contacts: Jan Mokros, Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance, 287-6491 Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine, 581-3399 Anita Bernhardt, Maine Dept. of Education, 624-6835 AUGUSTA — More than 325 participants from all across Maine will take part in the Maine STEM Collaborative’s 2010 Summit on Friday January 29 at the Augusta Civic Center. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 AUDIBLE SIRENS TO SOUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES SHORTLY AFTER NOON ORONO — The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test on Friday Jan. 29 beginning at 12 noon. Two outdoor sirens, which represent an integral part of the system, will sound for several minutes shortly […]
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Contact: Kristy Ouellette at (207) 353-5555 LISBON FALLS, Me.– Jordan Davis of Sabattus was presented the Exceptional Accomplishment Through 4-H Award on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. More than 60 youngsters and family members participated in the November award ceremony. The award presented to Davis is the highest honor awarded to an Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County 4-H member. […]
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Contacts: Matt Graham, 207-333-7139; Nory Jones, 581-1971 ORONO — Faculty from the University of Maine’s Maine Business School have launched an online survey of Maine businesses to assess the role of “e-learning” as an employee-training tool in the workplace, along with current trends, emerging technologies and the value they provide to organizations. In a fiercely […]
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