The website Azonano noted a UMaine-Northwestern University research project, which includes contributions by UMaine physicist Dean Astumian, looking into artificial molecular machines. Astumian stated that all nanoscale machines experience collision with the surrounding molecules, causing thermal noise, and researchers are working on a chemical method by which the noise would be used for constructive purposes. […]
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UMaine economist James McConnon was quoted in a Maine Public Broadcasting Radio story about reports of stronger-than-expected Black Friday sales in Maine. McConnon said strong sales could be the result of consumers with less personal debt and a decline in personal savings rates. Nory Jones, a UMaine associate professor in the Maine Business School and […]
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A lecture and reception scheduled by UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs for Monday, Dec. 5 at the Buchanan Alumni House with H.E. Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., has been postponed indefinitely. Contact: Peter Fandel, (207) 581-1835
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The application for the 2012 James Madison Fellowship is now available at the Fellowship’s website. College seniors and college graduates who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government, or social studies are eligible for this Fellowship, which carries a maximum stipend of $24,000 for up to two years of graduate study […]
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Jim McConnon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, was interviewed by the Lewiston Sun Journal for perspective on the holiday shopping outlook for the 2011 season. McConnon says shoppers are being careful in their bargain hunting, but are expected to spend slightly more than last year — a positive sign, given […]
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A Boston Globe story advanced the upcoming Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at UMaine’s Hudson Museum. According to the story, the museum, which is located in the Collins Center for the Arts, has 500 pieces of Wabanaki clothing, tools and art in its gallery. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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James McConnon from the UMaine School of Economics faculty was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story based on “Small Business Saturday,” a movement encouraging consumers to patronize small, local businesses. McConnon says he sees indications that the owners of such businesses can expect a slightly better holiday season than they experienced in 2010.
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An opinion column, “The value of networks,” by UMaine Business School Dean Ivan Manev appeared in Saturday’s Bangor Daily News. In the column, Manev describes the ways in which the Internet is affecting the development and use of network in business settings.
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The Boston Globe Web site features an Associated Press article noting that eight Maine colleges and universities have received recognition for their tobacco use polices. As the story points out, the Maine Tobacco-Free College Network recognized UMaine with ten stars, its highest possible rating.
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A recent editorial in the Bangor Daily News cited an extensive, statewide study of the contents of residential garbage in 17 communities by the University of Maine School of Economics as evidence that solid waste can and should be reduced through reusing, recycling or composting as much as possible for environmental and economic reasons.
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