Year: 2012

CANCELLED Lecture on the Future of U.S.-Pakistan Relations

The future of United States and Pakistan relations is the subject of a free public presentation at 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7 at the University of Maine Buchanan Alumni House. Sponsored by the UMaine School of Policy and International Affairs and the Bangor Foreign Policy Forum, the talk by Husain Haqqani, a Pakistani scholar and […]

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Editorial Suggests UMaine Wind-Energy Plans Could Boost Economy

A Bangor Daily News editorial suggested that the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to invest grant money for research, development and testing of the nation’s first offshore floating wind turbines in Maine by the University of Maine and business and energy partners may help improve perceptions of the state’s business climate.

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Website Article on UMaine Floating Wind Turbine Testing

Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was interviewed for an article on the Hydrogen Fuel News website about UMaine’s development of prototype wind-energy test turbines for a planned offshore, floating wind farm, once the technology proves successful in demonstration models.

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UMaine Extension Offers Wintertime Farming Safety Tips

University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialists coordinating the Maine AgrAbility project have offered a number of safety considerations for people who must work outdoors in cold and inclement weather. They include dressing to accommodate changing weather conditions, keeping safety gear, a first aid kit, a pocket multi-tool, headlamp and a cell phone handy, having proper […]

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Fried Blog Discusses Guns in Wake of School Shootings

In her Bangor Daily news blog Pollways, University of Maine professor of political science Amy Fried discussed the issue of gun control in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shootings, and heroism of teachers shown during the massacre.

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