Professor Emeritus Robert H. Babcock Passes Away
Robert Harper Babcock, professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine, passed away Feb. 12, 2014. His obituary is available online.
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Learning Across STEM Disciplines
UMaine researchers seek to improve the teaching of thermodynamics and electronics in physics and engineering.
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Portable Device Detects Disease-causing Pathogens in Real-time
Portable device detects disease-causing pathogens in real-time.
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UMaine Grad Student Researching Effects of Weather, Climate Change on Sap Flow
UMaine grad student researching effects of weather, climate change on sap flow.
Read moreUMaine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast Closing Early Feb. 13
Given the current forecast, the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast will close at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 and is scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 if conditions permit. For the latest information, check the Hutchinson Center’s website or call 338.8099.
Read moreMedia Report on UMaine Ice Core, Climate Change Research
The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on ice core research led by Paul Mayewski, director and distinguished professor of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Mayewski and his team, who are studying nearly 11,700-year-old ice cores from Greenland, found today’s climate situation in the Arctic is equivalent to, but more localized, than the warming during […]
Read moreWLBZ, WABI Interview Creech About New Role as Athletic Director
WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Karlton Creech, the University of Maine’s new director of athletics, during his first week on the job. Creech, who was previously the senior associate director of athletics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), said he has already seen a strong passion and pride […]
Read moreHayes Quoted in BDN Article on Babies Exposed to Drugs
Marie Hayes, a psychology professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article “For Maine babies exposed to drugs, disadvantageous mount after leaving the hospital.” Hayes spoke about her ongoing research on the health of drug-affected babies conducted with Mark Brown, chief of pediatrics and director of nurseries at […]
Read moreWVII Covers Third Big Gig Pitch-Off Event
WVII (Channel 7) reported on the third Big Gig pitch-off and networking event held at Husson University’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in Bangor. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas that was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, […]
Read morePress Herald Advances Cooperative Extension Food Safety Workshop
The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer its annual spring workshop on food safety for those who cook for crowds. The Falmouth workshop costs $15 per person and begins March 25.
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