The University of Maine’s Alan Stormann, assistant director for security, parking and transportation, and Howard Segal, a history professor, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about President John F. Kennedy’s visit to UMaine in 1963. Stormann, who attended the speech, spoke about what he remembers from that day 50 years ago, while Segal spoke about the […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Bangor Daily News cited a report released by the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center analyzing the relatively low per capita personal income in Maine. Ann Acheson, a research associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, found […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported members of the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute took part in a forum held by the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine at the Old Town Fuel and Fiber mill. Growing bio-based manufacturing jobs was the focus of the forum which was attended by about 75 industry members and […]
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Big Gig, a program designed to bring together innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono-Bangor area and offer networking opportunities, was featured in an article in The Maine Edge. The program was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, the towns of Old Town and Orono, and Husson University. The Big Gig includes a […]
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The Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Maine blows it with Statoil. Hopefully entire offshore wind industry isn’t next,” says that it’s now up to the University of Maine and its partners to help the state become a hub for the evolving offshore wind energy industry following Statoil’s decision to pull the plug on its $120 […]
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A talk at the University of Maine by Dr. Donna Beegle, a public speaker and author who uses her personal story and research to teach others how to make a difference for children living in poverty, was previewed by the Bangor Daily News in an article about her appearance at the Maine Highlands Poverty Workshop […]
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The Free Press previewed two events to be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast in October. The 10th annual Ecopeace Sustainability Training and International Affiliations (ESTIA) conference titled “Reclaiming the Water Commons: Water Ethics & Nature Rights in Maine” will be held Oct. 25. Paul K. Chappell, an author and peace […]
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Ongoing research at the University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy on developing new fuels and fuel blends with biofuels for existing ships was cited in a Bangor Daily News article. Sea Change Group LLC, Global Marine Solutions and Thermoelectric Power Systems LLC are also conducting research.
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A “From Where I Sit” column by Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine, was featured in the Times Higher Education (London). The article, titled “Aptitude adjustment,” focuses on the increase of U.S. liberal arts colleges making it voluntary for applicants to submit standardized test scores.
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 75th anniversary of the University of Maine’s Child Study Center. The center provides pre-school education to children of employees, students and the general public and offers a developmentally based curriculum focused on art, language, agriculture and self-help. The center also serves as an official lab for the UMaine Psychology […]
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