The field of nanoscience has shown that the smallest of particles are sometimes the strongest. Research into these infinitesimal objects – whose dimensions range from a few nanometers to less than 100 nanometers; by comparison, a sheet of paper has a thickness of 100,000 nanometers – has also shown these particles are well-suited for use […]
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The University of Maine School of Nursing this fall launched a new Nurse Educator’s Certificate Program, which is expected to help ease the shortage of nurses by producing more nursing clinical instructors in Maine.
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Bangor television station WABI covered Maine Commissioner of Agriculture Walter Whitcomb’s recent trip to Highmoor Farm, a UMaine facility which performs practical research studies for the apple industry. Renae Moran, UMaine Extension tree fruit specialist, was interviewed for the story and said the size of the crop this year will be above average, which means […]
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The VillageSoup weekly newspapers noted an upcoming lecture series in Castine which will featured several UMaine researchers. The series, which is sponsored by Maine Maritime Academy, will open on Sept. 19 with Andrew Pershing, a UMaine researcher, who will give a talk on “Finding Whales in a Changing Ocean.” Beth Campbell of UMaine will speak […]
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Two UMaine researchers affiliated with the Darling Marine Center in Walpole were mentioned in a Discovery News report about an 18th century sailing vessel found during excavations at the World Trade Center site. The story mentioned marine biologist and Darling Center Director Kevin Eckelbarger had identified the shell morphology in the bored-out timbers of the […]
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The chief executive officer and president of Proctor & Gamble spoke affably with a hundreds of University of Maine business students Wednesday about successful leadership traits and his company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. Bob McDonald, who also chairs the board for the $83 billion-a-year consumer products corporation, stressed to a packed Minsky Recital Hall […]
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Jim Settele, assistant director of UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, will appear on WVOM radio’s George Hale and Ric Tyler Show, Friday Sept. 9 just after 6 a.m. A retired U.S. Navy captain, Settele served on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s staff from Oct. 2001-Aug 2003. He will share his thoughts on changes […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) reported Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning on the shift that began last week at UMaine from separated recycling to single-stream recycling, which was designed to increase student and employee recycling on campus. A UMaine news release has more. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program is presenting “The Variable Museum,” a thesis work created by Master of Fine Arts student John Bell as part of “Without Borders VIII: Breaking Ground,” currently on display in the Lord Hall Gallery on campus. Exhibition times are Monday through Thursday from 10-11a.m. and 3-4 p.m. until Without […]
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Science360, the website of the National Science Foundation, noted on its home page a recent UMaine news release about research into a phenomenon known as an aggregate flux event which occurs during the spring phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic. UMaine oceanographer Mary Jane Perry led the research project. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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