Contact: Yifeng Zhu (207) 581-2499; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — UMaine Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Yifeng Zhu’s latest research project promises to increase the speed and efficiency of supercomputers by improving the access speed of hard disks. Disks are the slowest components of supercomputers, and can be a major obstacle to improving […]
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Contact: Mary Jane Perry (207) 581-3321; David Munson (207) 581-3777 Mary Jane Perry, a professor of marine sciences and oceanography at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center and a pioneer in the use of autonomous underwater gliders for remote research, deployed the university’s first such glider into the chilly waters of the Gulf of Maine with the […]
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Contact: Al Bushway (207) 581-1629; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition was recently named the recipient of the Mettler Toledo Food Science and Education Grant. The award consists of more than $60,000 in research equipment and software. Mettler Toledo, a leading supplier of laboratory instruments, chose […]
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Contact: Joe Kelley (207) 581-2162; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine Earth science students Elizabet Metcalfe and Laura Brothers spent the summer kayaking along miles of quiet coves and windswept peninsulas in an effort to map the fragile bluffs along the Maine coast. But this was no leisurely sightseeing trek. Working […]
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Contact: David Hart (207) 581-3257; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – When it comes to securing a healthy environment for future generations, David Hart knows that actions speak louder than words. Hart, a long-time environmental scientist with a keen interest in environmental policy, recently took the helm as Director of the Senator George J. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A record number of new first-year students will begin studies at the University of Maine when fall semester classes get underway on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The Class of 2010 is made up of 1,950 students, which represents a seven percent increase over last year’s incoming class. The […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Women in the Curriculum (WIC) and Women’s Studies Program has planned a fall brown bag lunch speakers series that addresses politics, education, careers and culture from a wide variety of women’s perspectives. All programs are offered at no cost, starting at 12:15 p.m. in the Bangor […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Alumni and other friends donated $18,358,852.95 to the University of Maine in the year that ended June 30, 2006. With the exception of 2002, when UMaine received a valuable donated patent, this represents the largest one-year private fundraising total in UMaine’s history. The gifts supported everything from […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, (207) 581-4704; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine School of Performing Arts has announced its fall semester calendar of events, featuring the artistic talent, creativity and expertise of university faculty members, students and special guest performers. MUSIC Minsky Hall Recital SeriesFaculty Recitals: Saturday, Sept. 23 Trumpet/Piano/Violin Recital Music […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Belfast native Paul T. Conway, a 1987 University of Maine graduate who currently serves as chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, will return to his alma mater on Friday Sept. 1 to address UMaine’s first-year student class. Conway will be the featured […]
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