Kathy Savoie, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, provided the Portland Press Herald with a step-by-step demonstration on how to make flavored vinegar. Savoie’s method can be used with any herbs, such as rosemary, basil and mint; and for any type of vinegar, such as apple cider or champagne.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Graduate Student Government’s 2014 Graduate Academic Exposition (GradExpo) at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. The GradExpo featured about 106 submissions in four areas of competition — posters, oral presentations, intermedia and fine arts exhibits, and a PechaKucha, or rapid-fire slide show event. More than $8,000 in prizes were […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s IMRC Center is one of a handful of facilities in the state to own an Oculus Rift. The Rift is a virtual reality headset made by Oculus VR that is poised to revolutionize everything from video games to military, aerospace and industrial training simulations, according to […]
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Andrew Pershing, an associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and researcher at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, was interviewed for a Morning Sentinel article about a research proposal from the institute and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences that was chosen to compete for NASA funding. The project aims […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the University of Maine’s Chem-E-Car team will take their shoebox-sized car to the University of Connecticut this weekend to participate in the Northeast Regional competition. The Chem-E-Car Competition is a program of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). College students design and build cars powered by a chemical […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a presentation about an art service learning project given by three University of Maine students in an advanced art education course. Charlotte Gaylord, Julie Roach and Lowansa Sprague Tompkins spoke about the art-making and fundraising project they created to aid the purchase of musical instruments for the Shaw House, a […]
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A 2012 University of Maine study was cited in a Morning Sentinel article about the Skowhegan Recycling Center agreeing to take Cornville’s recycled cardboard and paper, saving the town from having to truck its items to Dexter. The study suggested Maine was falling short of its goal of recycling at least 50 percent of the […]
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Women in Academia Report published an article about two of the three finalists for the position of dean of the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The article focused on the female finalists — Emily Haddad of the University of South Dakota and Pamela Kalbfleisch of Concordia University Chicago. Bryan DePoy of […]
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The Huffington Post reported on maple syrup research being conducted by Jenny Shrum, a Ph.D. candidate in the ecology and environmental sciences graduate program in the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology. Shrum is researching the biophysical relationships between weather and sap flow. Her goal is to better understand what drives flow and […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the first concert of the University of Maine Symphonic Band’s annual spring tour. The 45-member instrumental ensemble, which includes music majors and students pursuing a variety of academic disciplines, kicked off a four-day, nine-performance state tour at Bucksport High School. Christopher White, who conducts the group, said unique parts of […]
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