A Bowdoin College student’s experience in the Innovate for Maine Fellows program was the focus of a post on the Bangor Daily News blog, “Disruptive Growth: Entrepreneurship in Maine and the people, policy and issues related to it.” The student spoke about his participation in the program that is based in the University of Maine’s […]
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Jeff Thaler, assistant university counsel and a visiting professor of energy policy, law and ethics at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about an attorney and energy project developer who purchased land at the former Navy radar base in Corea, where he plans to build the state’s largest grid-connected […]
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The Weekly published a University of Maine news release previewing the 2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase to be held April 14 at Wells Conference Center. More than 200 students will display their research during the sixth annual event sponsored by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research. Presentations in the form of posters, oral presentations and […]
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Lillian Shields, a graduate assistant and instructor of peer education at the University of Maine’s Student Wellness Resource Center, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “It’s time for Maine to stop shackling pregnant women.” Shields is expected to receive her master’s degree in social work this summer.
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WABI (Channel 5) advanced the 15th annual Great Maine Bike Swap that will be held at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center on Sunday, April 12. The Bicycle Coalition of Maine is hosting the swap to give people the opportunity to buy affordable and used bikes, as well as sell their own. […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine has been awarded two food safety competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including a $4.9 million, five-year award to improve processing technologies to enhance the safety and quality of fresh produce and low-moisture foods, such as raw grains, spices, seeds and nuts. The school […]
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Carmen Linden, a graduate student in the School of Social Work at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “A proven treatment that can improve the lives of Mainers.” Linden of Old Town earned an undergraduate degree in sociology and anthropology from UMaine in 2009.
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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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