The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society have recieved funds to compile and publish the first comprehensive printed Penobscot dictionary. Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and co-principal investigator on the project, and James Francis, director of cultural and historic preservation for the tribe, […]
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The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report previewing the Maine Beaches Conference. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, takes place Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College […]
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Recharge News reported the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium will submit a bid for a deepwater offshore wind pilot project. State utilities regulators reopened the bidding after lawmakers approved legislation backed by Gov. Paul LePage to let UMaine compete.
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Keri Lindberg, Maine Healthy Beaches coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the health of Maine’s beaches after conflicting reports about bacteria levels in the water were released. Lindberg spoke about how researchers test for high bacteria.
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Reinforced Plastics published an article about VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America and created by the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium. The article focused on the turbine’s tower made of glass fiber reinforced polymers.
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The Maine Edge published an article on the current exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor.
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed doctoral student Kristine Hoffmann on her research on the blue-spotted salamander. Hoffmann is studying breeding ecology, habitat selection and life histories in an effort to conserve the salamanders.
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The Osawatomie Graphic of Kansas published safe summer grilling tips by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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In a Q&A with the Portland Press Herald, Ben Polito, co-founder of Pika Energy in Westbrook, credited the University of Maine summer internship program, Small Enterprise Growth Fund and the Maine Technology Institute with helping get the Maine business off the ground.
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The Bangor Daily News reported Susan Hunter, who currently serves as the University of Maine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, has been chosen by the University of Maine System to be the vice chancellor for academic affairs for all seven universities.
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