The Kennebec Journal reported on a public recognition ceremony in Augusta to honor statewide winners of the 2015 National History Day competition that was held at the University of Maine in March. The ceremony was hosted by the Maine State Archives, Museum and Library and was held in the Cultural Building atrium. National History Day […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported international engineering volunteer Robert Sypitkowski of Bangor will speak at the 21st annual HOPE Festival on April 25 at the University of Maine. Sypitkowski went from a career in theater design to a career as an environmental engineer after earning a degree in engineering at UMaine in 1990. He currently […]
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University of Maine professors and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests leaders Sandra De Urioste-Stone and Robert Lilieholm spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about a study they are conducting to identify sustainable economic development pathways for the Penobscot River corridor that protect and leverage the region’s natural resources and quality of place. The […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine Alumni Association will host the second annual Black Bear Business Conference on April 24 at Buchanan Alumni House. Tom’s of Maine Founder Tom Chappell is scheduled as a guest speaker at the half-day event. The conference aims to bring Maine’s small business owners and entrepreneurs together with economic development […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2015 annual Juried Student Art Exhibition until May 1 in the Lord Hall Gallery. The exhibition features more than 90 works of art that were selected from over 300 submissions in a range of […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop in Newport that will offer tips and techniques on how to reach out to potential customers of agricultural products. UMaine Extension educator Donna Coffin will lead the $15 workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 29.
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Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine; and Anthony Viselli, an engineer at the UMaine Composites Center, sat down with Windpower TV to speak about developing the floating platform for VolturnUS, an offshore wind turbine prototype that was deployed off the coast of Castine. Project manager Dagher […]
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The Associated Press quoted Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, in the article, “Similar hazing deaths show difficulty in stopping behavior.” Allan also is president of StopHazing, an organization that aims to promote safe school, campus and organizational climates through research, information sharing and the development of data-driven strategies […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, wrote the opinion piece, “5 reasons Maine should care about warming Arctic waters,” for the Bangor Daily News. Mayewski cited research that has been conducted in the Arctic by the CCI for many years.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on “Everything Equine,” a University of Maine 4-H Science Saturday workshop held at the J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center in Orono. About 40 youth in grades K–12 learned about horses with Anne Lichtenwalner, a UMaine Extension veterinarian; and Robert Causey, an associate professor of animal and veterinary sciences. “It’s something […]
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