Butterfield Shares Expertise
Professor trains students in Beijing how to test motor proficiency of children with intellectual disabilities.
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Camire Talks to IFT.org About Trans Fat
Mary Ellen Camire, president-elect of the Institute Food Technologists and professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, was interviewed about trans fats for IFT’s website. Camire explained what consumers need to know about trans fat in the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it is […]
Read moreChilean Newspaper La Tercera Reports on Waller’s Coral Research
La Tercera, a Chilean newspaper, recently reported on coral research by Rhian Waller, an associate research professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. The article, “Corals of cold water: the unknown forest under the Patagonian sea,” focuses on Waller’s findings from a deep-sea coral expedition in Chile, which she blogged […]
Read moreUMaine Extension Food Safety Class Focus of Press Herald Blog Post
A University of Maine Cooperative Extension class was mentioned in the latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources.” The article, titled “Food safety and preservation training with UMaine Extension crosses borders,” focused on a two-part training program offered in Falmouth to people from the Democratic Republic of […]
Read moreRTTNews Reports on Klimis-Zacas’ Blueberry Health Benefits Research
RTTNews reported on blueberry health benefits research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine, that was recently published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study found a diet rich in blueberries may improve conditions associated with metabolic syndrome, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Read moreDean Nichols Receives Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University
University of Maine Dean of Education and Human Development William “Dee” Nichols recently received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University. Nichols and four other alumni were recognized at the 2013 College Awards Celebration, which was held by the College of Education and Human Development of Texas A&M University on Oct. 25. The Outstanding […]
Read moreUMaine’s Second Annual Hunger Banquet Nov. 22
The University of Maine’s Office of Multicultural Student Life and the African Students Association will host the second annual Hunger Banquet on Nov. 22. The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wells Conference Center on the UMaine campus. The Hunger Banquet aims to raise awareness about the issues of hunger […]
Read moreKillam Fellowship Webinar Slated Nov. 21
The University of Maine’s Canadian-American Center and the Office of International Programs are co-hosting a Fulbright Canada webinar to provide UMaine faculty, undergraduate academic advisers and undergraduate students with information about the Killam Fellowships Program. The webinar will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 in the Bumps Room of the Memorial […]
Read moreUMaine Kenway Composite Materials Laboratory Dedication on Friday
The Kenway Composite Materials Laboratory will be dedicated Friday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The lab is being named for Kenway Corporation, a third-generation family business in Augusta, Maine. Founded in 1947, the company produces fiberglass pleasure boats and composite, industrial components. Kenway […]
Read moreWVII Previews UMaine Play to be Performed in Pool
WVII (Channel 7) reported on the upcoming performance of “Metamorphoses” by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. The play explores transformations and takes place in an 18-inch-deep, 30-foot-wide-by-14-foot-long pool filled with 8,500 gallons of water. Marcia Joy Douglas, an associate professor of theatre at UMaine, is the director of the play which opens […]
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