Several news outlets picked up the recent announcement that three finalists, including UMaine adjunct associate professor James Page, have been selected for the position of UMaine System chancellor. The Bangor Daily News carried a story, which noted Page, who is in the department of philosophy, was also a finalist last year for the position of […]
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A column in Forbes magazine cited a recent talk by Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center AEWC, who discussed the groundbreaking research and development of deepwater wind-energy turbines off the coast of Maine being led by UMaine with 35 collaborating companies. Writer Anthony Wing Kosner compares the promise […]
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The University of Maine Office of the Vice President for Research has announced recipients of faculty research awards by the Maine Economic Improvement Fund to support the use of high-end instrumentation.
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Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging has a column, “Making the Most of Holidays,” in the December 2011 issue of Maine Seniors magazine, offering tips and advice to help elders avoid stress and depression during the holidays. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Several media outlets ran the announcement that a group of 19 scientists, including UMaine’s Jasmine Saros, contributed to a study that found a rise in nitrogen levels in remote lakes was likely due to human activity. The Vancouver Sun had a story about the announcement, which came from the University of Washington and was published […]
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UMaine education Professor Mary Madden was interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel for a story about the continued hazing issues at college and university marching bands in Florida. Madden, who co-authored a 2008 national hazing study with fellow UMaine faculty member Elizabeth Allan, told the Sentinel she hoped the fact that some students in Florida were […]
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University of Maine ecologist Jasmine Saros provided research for a groundbreaking finding about the long-term effects of pollution published in the Dec. 16 issue of the journal Science.
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University of Maine industrial ecologist and certified Life Cycle Assessment professional Anthony Halog has received a $150,000 federal grant to create a comprehensive new online database to allow researchers, scientists and industrialists to assess ecological, social and economic implications of new and emerging products, starting with wood-based biofuels.
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Maine’s beech trees have been under attack for decades by a disease that typically shows up as disfiguring cankers on a tree species that is supposed to have a smooth and silvery bark. Affected trees grow slowly and can survive for years. Unfortunately, the diseased trees produce few beechnuts, a loss of an important food source […]
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The University of Maine Wabanaki Center, part of the Division of Lifelong Learning, has announced the dates for three lectures, part of its Wabanaki Scholars Series titled “Bringing Wabanaki perspectives to the forefront of education.”
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