Jim Rittenburg: Fascinated by Technology
UMaine alumnus, inventor on 11 patents creates company to develop convenient vision aids for reading product label information.
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UMaine Alumni Association seeks stories from veterans
The University of Maine Alumni Association is collecting stories from UMaine veterans who served after World War II. The remembrances will be compiled in a book, comparable to the volume published in 2001 by Stephen Jacobs as a tribute to the Class of 1944. The project is led by Kyle Hadyniak, senior editorial intern with […]
Read moreDixon, Mayewski featured in ’Thin Ice’ on MPBN July 12
Paul Mayewski and Dan Dixon are on thin ice. Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and Dixon, a research assistant professor with CCI, are featured in the shortened version of the award-winning film “Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science,” that MPBN will broadcast at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12. […]
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Plourde designs free iPad app based on Borns’ map of Maine Ice Age Trail
Plourde designs free iPad app based on Borns’ map of Maine Ice Age Trail.
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Hamlin discovers certain plastic bags leach nonylphenol in concentrations toxic to fish
Hamlin discovers certain plastic bags leach nonylphenol in concentrations toxic to fish.
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Angela Hanscom: Summer Camp Founder
Alumna, occupational therapist creates place to foster healthy sensory and motor development in children.
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Scott Walker: Combating Life-threatening Diseases
Alumnus from Orono working as principal scientist at Merck Research Laboratories.
Read moreNSF Awards UMaine Grads $225,000 to Create Eco-Friendly Thermal Insulation Foam Board
An Orono-based company founded by two University of Maine graduates has been awarded $224,996 from the National Science Foundation to create a prototype for the first completely eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and current Ph.D. student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School […]
Read moreWABI Interviews Student, Shaler About Orono Startup
WABI (Channel 5) reported on an Orono-based company founded by two University of Maine graduates that has been awarded $224,996 from the National Science Foundation. The grant will allow Revolution Research, Inc. to create a prototype for the first completely eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and […]
Read moreBDN Cites Four of UMaine’s Most Inspirational Commencement Speakers
The Bangor Daily News compiled “17 rules to live by,” delivered to Maine graduates in recent years by Commencement speakers. Four of the 17 speakers who made the list spoke to UMaine graduates: Tess Gerritsen, 2014; Lawrence Bender, 2013; Stephen King, 2005; U.S. Sen. Angus King, who was then Maine governor, 2002.
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