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Assistive jogging device on track

Researchers awarded $225,000 for testing, commercialization of mobility aid

An aesthetically designed mobility aid created by University of Maine researchers to meet the growing need for adaptive exercise engagement has received nearly $225,000 from the National Institute on Aging. The one-year $224,999 National Institutes of Health Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant will involve precision testing and the initiation of commercialization of […]

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Sun Journal lauds Cosgrove for loyalty

Jack Cosgrove was heralded for his 23-year legacy to the University of Maine football program in a Sun Journal column. Cosgrove is transferring from his role as football coach to one as senior associate director of athletics. “Coach Cos showed an entire state the value of a college football program when one man is fully […]

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Norway spruce testing

UMaine tests Norway spruce to see if it makes the cut for construction

University of Maine scientists are testing wood from some of the 3 billion trees the Civilian Conservation Corps planted during the Great Depression. Staff and students at the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center are evaluating strength values (including bending and tension) of about 1,200 pieces of lumber milled from Norway spruce that grew in […]

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Jack Cosgrove to transfer into senior associate director of athletics role

University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove has announced that he will transition from his college coaching role into a senior associate director of athletics position at his alma mater. A national search for a head football coach will begin immediately. Defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak will assume the role of interim head coach. “I […]

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Indian Holiday Market basketmakers featured in PMA show

Four Native American artists who participate in the Hudson Museum’s Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market at the University of Maine also have baskets showcased in the Portland Museum of Art’s biennial “You Can’t Get There from Here.” Penobscot artists Theresa Secord and Sarah Sockbeson and Passamaquoddy artists Jeremy Frey and George Neptune have artwork in […]

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Recent nontraditional graduate featured on WABI

WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Michael Munson of Hudson for a report about his decision to finish college almost three decades after attending the University of Maine for classes the first time. In 1981, Munson’s university studies were interrupted due to family obligations, so he entered the workforce. He became employed as a mechanical trades […]

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Tyler Carrier

Tyler Carrier: Invertebrate investigator

After Tyler Carrier took a course focused on invertebrates — an animal that lacks a backbone — during his first-year at the University of Maine, he was hooked. Carrier graduated from UMaine in May 2015 with a B.S in marine sciences. His honors thesis explored the interactions between sea urchins and alexandrium — a species […]

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UMaine SigEp brothers attend biennial conclave

Every two years, Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts the largest national gathering of its members at the Grand Chapter Conclave. This summer, 14 members of the Maine Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the event. In addition to undergraduates and alumni networking, delegates at conclave considered new legislation and bylaw changes. […]

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Turning Maine’s Challenges into Opportunities

https://youtu.be/OAlYnW424UM Transcript Nate Wildes is optimistic about Maine’s future, a perspective due in no small part to his experience at the University of Maine. As an undergraduate, Wildes received the training he needed to succeed in business. Now, three years after graduating, he is the owner of Breaking Wave, LLC, a business acceleration and innovation […]

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BDN reports on family honored with Fogler Legacy Award

The Bangor Daily News reported on the presentation of the Fogler Legacy Award to the Woodbrey family. In all, 27 members of the family, including spouses, have graduated from or are attending UMaine, according to a family history written by youngest son, James Woodbrey. On Saturday, the family was honored with the University of Maine […]

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