Prof. Hemant Pendse will give a presentation, “Forest Bioproducts — why now, why in Maine,” at the next Research Cafe, presented by the UMaine Vice President for Research office. The session is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in Fogler Library’s University Club. Pendse is director of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Institute (FBRI) and […]
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Wind power energy experts in transmission, air quality and economics will share their views and answer commonly asked questions at a free public forum on the subject being held Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center.
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Bangor television station WABI interviewed UMaine spokesman Joe Carr about an alert Tuesday morning to inform the community about an assault suspect who was thought to be headed to UMaine’s Orono campus. Carr told WABI that UMaine’s collaborations with the Orono and Old Town police departments are important because of the shared borders between campus […]
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UMaine football quarterback Chris Treister’s game-winning two-point conversion in an Oct. 8 game was mentioned on the website for The Exception Magazine. The magazine linked to the GEICO College Football Play of the Year contest Facebook page, where fans can vote for the top college plays of the week. The UMaine play is leading the […]
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UMaine food science and human nutrition professor Mary Ellen Camire was interviewed for a USA Today story about potatoes and school lunches. Camire, who is also the spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists, said potatoes may help lower blood pressure because they are rich in potassium, which can balance out sodium in a diet. […]
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The international Reuters wire service released a story and video about a revolutionary method developed at UMaine to make biofuels from the cellulose in wood fiber. Clay Wheeler, a UMaine chemical engineering professor, developed the unique process along with undergraduates working in his lab. Scientific American ran the report on the front page of its […]
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The University of Maine police department will conduct traffic checks in the coming months, as part of an effort to ensure traffic and roadway safety. Officers will conduct road checks in campus areas that get the most traffic. Traditionally, road checks are conducted to discourage the operation of motor vehicles by drivers under the use […]
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The University of Maine’s Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program has announced the four recipients of the 2011 Maryann Hartman Awards, an annual recognition of women whose work inspires others and raises awareness of contemporary women’s accomplishments.
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The University of Maine will celebrate the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary and its own strong tradition of service with a Friday Oct. 28 reception for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), scheduled for 2-4 p.m. in the Career Center library on Memorial Union’s third floor. All RPCVs in Maine are welcome and invited to bring a […]
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Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of insect ecology and insect pest management Frank Drummond on Monday for a news report on a research project on the decline of native bee populations in the eastern U.S. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has award researchers from UMaine, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Cornell […]
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