The University of Maine’s Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) has received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop new high temperature sensor technology for reducing emissions and increasing the efficiency of fossil fuel energy plant operations.
Read more
Friday’s Bangor Daily News includes a story about “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game,” a new book by UMaine Prof. Sandy Caron and Mike Hodgson, a former Black Bear football player who is now associate athletic director for development. Val Ireland, creative services manager in UMaine’s Dept. of University Relations, illustrated […]
Read more
Prof. Bob Strong of the Maine Business School faculty was quoted in a Seeking Alpha online article, analyzing the current volatility in the stock market. Seeking Alpha describes itself as being “the premier website for actionable stock market opinion and analysis, and vibrant, intelligent finance discussion.”
Read more
WLBZ television broadcast a Thursday story about UMaine’s inclusion on Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll. The story included interviews with UMaine engineers Stewart Harvey and Carolyn McDonough, along with sustainability coordinator Laurie Lommler. Princeton Review was one of three national guidebooks to recognize UMaine for quality and value during the past several days. The Green […]
Read more
Channel 7 (WVII) (http://www.wvii.com/) interviewed UMaine associate professor of finance Pank Agrrawal Wednesday for a news report on how the nation’s credit rating downgrade and stock market turmoil may affect people in Maine. Agrrawal says a correction now could prevent a more serious one later, and that consumers should remain confident in the strength of […]
Read more
UMaine Sea Grant communications coordinator Catherine Schmitt has co-written an article for the Working Waterfront about the boom in Maine’s lobster population. The article noted research done by UMaine marine biologist Rick Wahle and UMaine physical oceanographer Huijie Xue. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
Read more
Mike Tipping, a columnist for the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, lauded in a column Thursday the Bangor Daily News editorial page for its recent move to bring on board UMaine political scientist Amy Fried, who will write a column for the BDN. Fried will alternate weeks with Republican activist Matthew Gagnon. Tipping wrote hiring […]
Read more
Several media outlets covered the news that UMaine has received a $1.2 million grant to improve sensors that could help cut carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Robert Lad, a UMaine professor of physics who works on the sensors with fellow engineering professor Mauricio Pereira da Cunha. The Central Maine […]
Read more
UMaine zebrafish research was featured on the website Science 360. The website, which is a service of the National Science Foundation, listed the research as “Today’s Exclusive” and linked to a UMaine news release. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
Read more
The website Maine Insights carried a release from UMaine about work done at UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center on an electronic tuning fork. AMC students and staff worked with a local podiatrist to develop the tuning fork, which is commonly used by physicians to diagnose early signs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, or damaged or deteriorating nerves […]
Read more