The University of Maine-led offshore wind project and its deployment of the first floating offshore wind turbine in the U.S. was mentioned in a Design News blog titled “Researchers build concrete-composite offshore floating wind turbine.”
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The University of Maine System’s use of the company Study Group to recruit international students to UMaine in Orono and the University of Southern Maine in Portland is the focus of a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article. Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News also carried the report.
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Robert Steneck, marine biology professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Reuters for an article published in the Bangor Daily News titled “Booming lobster population pinches profits for Maine’s fishery.” Steneck said no one knows exactly why lobster populations have increased so quickly, but he thinks it may be from a combination of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reviewed the current exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The exhibits include paintings by Joanne Freeman, Emily Trenholm, Rachelle Agundes and Sean Downey.
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The Morning Sentinel spoke with Jimmy Jung, vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, about President Barack Obama’s series of higher education proposals that would rate colleges on metrics and tie federal aid to schools based on their ranking. Jung said he thinks the proposals are a “good way to hold colleges […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey about a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore standing.
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David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist and horticulture professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article “Blueberry harvest looking bountiful.” Yarborough said berry size and yields are “average or above” but warned about the increased presence of the spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that attacks blueberries.
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The Sun Journal published a photo of 4-H members from Maine with Sen. Angus King during the Citizenship Washington Focus. The national 4-H citizenship and leadership program offers youth the chance to learn about politics and their role as citizens. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Portland Press Herald were among news organizations to cover the announcement of a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore […]
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The Associated Press previewed a seaweed aquaculture science workshop and kelp farming class to be offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. The seaweed workshop will include presentations from science and industry experts as well as time for discussions and networking. The kelp farming class will be taught by members […]
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