The University of Maine will conduct a full-scale emergency communications system test on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Outdoor sirens, which represent an integral part of the system, will sound for several minutes shortly after 12 noon. Those sirens are audible throughout the UMaine campus and, under certain conditions, in parts of the surrounding communities.
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The Bangor Daily News had a report on this weekend’s Maine Farriers Association conference and clinic, which was held at UMaine’s Witter Farm, a center for livestock research and animal science teaching near the UMaine campus. The conference drew attendees from the Maine Standardbred, show, sport and draft horse areas. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Maine author Jim Nichols will read from his latest work, “Hull Creek,” at 4:30 on Tuesday Oct. 25 in Room 120 of the University of Maine’s Little Hall.
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A Maine Sunday Telegram guest column featured President Paul Ferguson where he spoke about getting young Mainers on the fast track to success.
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The Maine Sunday Telegram includes a guest column from UMaine President Paul Ferguson. In the column, Ferguson adds his perspectives relative to the recent announcement of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s $3 million grant to support collaborative statewide economic development initiatives. UMaine’s Innovation Engineering program represents a critical component of those initiatives, and the grant will […]
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Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story, also published in the Brunswick Times Record, analyzing Question 1 on the Nov. 8 statewide ballot. The question asked voters if they wish to “reject” a new law that requires registration two days before an election.
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UMaine police officer Deb Mitchell was quoted in a Saturday Bangor Daily News story about Friday’s Totally Trades Conference at Washington County Community College, where 130 middle school and high school girls gathered to learn about careers in fields where most of the workers are men.
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WLBZ television broadcast a Friday story about a multi-state research project looking at why U.S. bee populations are declining. UMaine Prof. Frank Drummond, who was interviewed for the story, is one of the researchers leading the project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The other states involved are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Tennessee.
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UMaine Dining Services’ menus for UMaine students Oct. 25-27 will feature such fare as baked and candied apples, roast salmon with blueberry salsa, winter squash soup, pumpkin cheesecake and wild rice-stuffed acorn squash, as students are introduced to some delectable and creative ways to prepare and serve Maine-grown produce. The three-day event is in recognition […]
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Discovery News carried an article Oct. 20 about a novel robotic Venus flytrap created at UMaine by mechanical engineering professor Mohsen Shahinpoor that uses soft artificial muscle nanomaterials to replicate the sensory responses of the small carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap. Shahinpoor hopes the model and associated research will lead to improved artificial muscles in […]
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