The Bangor Daily News carried an Associated Press report and an online video about the annual Maine Learning Technology Initiative conference held Thursday at, and co-organized by, the University of Maine. More than 1,000 Maine middle and high school students participated in multiple breakout groups on computer game creation and software applications, and collaborated with […]
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University of Maine researchers’ work studying lamprey eel spawning was cited in a Bangor Daily News blog about Atlantic salmon by outdoors writer John Holyoke. Holyoke wrote that UMaine researchers informed him that lamprey spawning in tributaries of the Penobscot River could benefit spawning salmon, since lampreys clear silt during their nesting process, which could […]
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The coastal newspaper The Free Press published an article about the postponement of the launch of a test wind-energy turbine off Monhegan Island from this summer to 2013 because of pending permits for the project. Habib Dagher, director of the UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center, told the paper that all of the permits are […]
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The science news Phys.Org website has posted a University of Maine article about UMaine marine scientist Robert Steneck’s perspective on cod stocks, the subject of an commentary in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Steneck discussed why fisheries management should include the interaction among multiple species, particularly predators and prey, as indicators of […]
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A column in the United Kingdom’s Huffington Post about disparity in earnings among various occupations cited research by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe, whose research has shown that people in many creative jobs, like physicists, writers, artists and actors, are paid less than people in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. Gabe’s observation that […]
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UMaine is building a new facility to support the Black Bears’ baseball and softball teams, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News. The facility will be a batting pavilion, funds for which were raised from private donors. The batting facility will be available for use by youth baseball and softball teams in the […]
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The Triton newspaper in Florida cited University of Maine blueberry research in an article about the many health benefits of wild blueberries. The article referred to UMaine research establishing that blueberries have antimicrobial properties that can counter foodborne pathogens like salmonella or E-coli. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A telephone interview with University of Maine history professor Howard Segal by Irish radio talk show host Sean Moncrieff of newstalk 106-108 FM was aired May 22. In Part 4 of the program, which is available on the Internet, Segal discussed with Moncrieff the difficulty of creating utopian societies in spite of efforts from early […]
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The Portland Press Herald has a story about Michael Lewis, a UMaine art professor and the winner of this year’s Vincent A. Hartgen Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of arts at the university. Despite health issues Lewis, who has been at UMaine since 1966, has a full load of classes lined up […]
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Winthrop native and 2001 UMaine alumnus Tim Simons, who studied theater at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a feature article in the Bangor Daily News about his role in the Sunday night HBO series “Veep” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. His character, Jonah Ryan, is described as a conniving, fast-talking White House liaison. According to […]
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