UMaine computer science graduate student Graham Morehead has begun writing a regular nature network blog for Nature.com, which is affiliated with the journal Nature. The blog is called “A Mad Hemorrhage.” In a Feb. 28 entry, Morehead discusses “systarchy,” or the phenomenon of group self-rule, trust and governance they apply to both local and global […]
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Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives at UMaine, is quoted in a Bangor Daily News feature story about Oxford Networks, a growing Maine-based telecommunications company.
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The Andover (Mass.) Statesman previews a Wednesday March 19 concert featuring UMaine student performers. The University Singers, under the direction of Prof. Dennis Cox, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. An admissions event for accepted North Shore-area students will precede the concert.
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The Bangor Daily News covered a Saturday event, organized by the UMaine Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, honoring Prof. Emeritus Katherine Musgrave. Musgrave, who retired in 1986 but continues to teach UMaine courses while also working as a dietitian and consultant, will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame later this […]
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Inventor and innovator Doug Hall, the driving force behind UMaine’s innovation engineering program, wrote a Business Week column based on his experiences teaching at UMaine during the fall semester. In the column, titled “The Kids Are All Right,” Hall describes several positive attributes he noted in observing UMaine’s students, including adaptive problems solving skills, passion […]
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March 7, 2011 Contact: John Belding, (207) 299-7904; Mike Wing, (207) 780-5956 UMAINE, USM MANUFACTURING R&D COLLABORATIVE WINS $493,000 TECHNOLOGY GRANT ORONO — The University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are receiving a $493,577 grant from the Maine Technology Institute to advance the research, development and commercialization of private sector manufacturing projects in […]
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Contact: Francois Amar at 581-1196 (amar@maine.edu) Dean Astumian at 581-1024 (astumian@maine.edu) ORONO — Sir Fraser Stoddart, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will visit the University of Maine for a March 14 lecture. His talk, “Science and Art at the Nanoscale,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. in 316 Aubert Hall, with a […]
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Contact: Anthony Halog, (207) 581-2944 A group of student and faculty researchers concerned about sustainability, the environment and validating that “green” products are really carbon-friendly and environmentally sound is holding a daylong event April 15 to explore some of the ubiquitous claims about products claiming to be sustainable. The free program, “2011 Life Cycle Assessment […]
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Jesse Moriarity of the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation spoke today with Cumulus Radio News (WQCB – 106.5 – and other stations) for a story about the Wednesday March 9 summer camp fair, scheduled for UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. She will also appear Monday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. on three […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Several University of Maine units will join forces with the United Way of Eastern Maine to host a summer camp fair on Wednesday March 9 from 4-7 p.m. at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Similar to events in recent years at the Bangor Civic Center, the […]
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