University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was mentioned by The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article on the nation’s research universities. The report made reference to EPSCoR’s influence on Maine researchers.
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Len Kaye, professor of social work and director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network program “Maine Calling,” during which several panelists fielded questions about new thoughts on what aging is and what it means, particularly for baby boomers, who are more independent, healthy, […]
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Multiple news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News, Channel 2 (WLBZ) and Mainebiz carried reports of the $7.9 million donation to the University of Maine Foundation by the estate of 1958 UMaine engineering graduate and philanthropist Thomas Hosmer of Massachusetts. The money is will support maintenance projects on campus, an endowed scholarship and an endowed […]
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A New York Daily News report about a Nova Scotia lobster boat pulling a rare bright blue lobster from the Atlantic included a reference to the University of Maine Lobster Institute, which has said blue lobsters are a 1 in 2 million phenomenon. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The international SustainableBusiness.com website noted plans by the oil company Statoil to build the world’s largest floating wind farm off the Maine coast with research assistance from the University of Maine’s Wind Energy Lab. Maine is considered a prime location for offshore wind projects because of state policy and the UMaine lab, “where they are […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a $7.9 million donation received by the University of Maine from the estate of 1958 graduate Thomas Homser.
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The San Antonio Express News website, published an Associated Press article about a $7.9 million donation to the University of Maine Foundation by the estate of 1958 UMaine engineering graduate and philanthropist Thomas Hosmer of Massachusetts. The money will support needed maintenance projects on campus and an endowed scholarship and an endowed lab to benefit […]
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A CNN news report about a Nova Scotia lobster boat pulling a rare bright blue lobster from the Atlantic included a reference to the University of Maine Lobster Institute, which has said blue lobsters like the one caught in Canada are a 1 in 2 million phenomenon. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Several news organizations, including the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, covered the unveiling Monday by Gov. Paul LePage, Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen and Hermon High School students and administrators of the pilot Bridge Year Program, an educational collaborative involving the University of Maine. The project allows 15 college-bound technology students from Hermon to finish high […]
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A gardening column in the Portland Press Herald about peonies now blooming in Maine noted that $2 donations collected from visitors at gardener Ken Liberty’s open house June 23 at 23 Ohio Street in Bangor will benefit several nonprofit groups, including the University of Maine’s Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden, which now has various […]
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