Several UMaine nursing students visited Thursday’s health fair at Brewer High School, which was covered by the Bangor Daily News. Bangor’s WLBZ television interviewed nursing student Erin Iandoli for its story. Iandoli said in the interview a group of UMaine senior nursing students had put together a website with information about sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, […]
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The science page on the website of English newspaper Daily Mail is a carrying reports about a biodegradable golf ball made out of lobster shells that was developed at UMaine by bioengineer David Neivandt and undergraduate Alex Caddell. Wire service UPI also had a story on its website.
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The Working Waterfront website has a story about right whales in the Gulf of Maine that mentioned the work of UMaine biological oceanographer Andrew Pershing. The article focuses on the winter habits of right whales, which Pershing has studied in relation to the presence of tiny shrimp-like zooplankton upon which the whales feed.
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An article in the April 2011 edition of Portland Monthly magazine about the economic outlook for the coming cruise ship season cites research by UMaine economists Todd Gabe of the School of Economics and Jim McConnon, a Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, that estimated typical spending ranges by visiting cruise line passengers.
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Monday’s Bangor Daily News included an opinion column by Mark Anderson of the UMaine School of Economics faculty. Titled “More information needed before we fall for the latest energy fad,” the column examines government-supported energy solutions since the middle of the 20th century, while also raising questions about the viability of wind power as a […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) broadcast a Monday report on UMaine’s reaction to a weekend Orono fire that displaced more than a dozen UMaine students. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students described the university’s response, which included providing various services and access to materials those students need to continue their studies uninterrupted.
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Several Maine media outlets covered the announcement Tuesday that UMaine women’s basketball coach Cindy Blodgett had been relieved of her coaching duties. It was a front-page story in the Bangor Daily News, and several UMaine players spoke with the BDN on Tuesday. The Portland Press Herald also ran a story along with a Steve Solloway […]
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Bangor television station WLBZ has a story about a new golf ball made of lobster shells which was developed by UMaine bioengineer David Neivandt. UMaine junior Alex Caddell of Winterport, who also worked on the project, was interviewed along with Neivandt for the story.
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The Morning Sentinel has another in its weekly series of columns about UMaine nursing alumna Ashley Underwood, who is a cast member on the CBS reality show “Survivor.” After five episodes of playing under-the-radar, according to the column, Underwood has gained a nemesis on the show, which should make for some interesting fireworks. The Sentinel […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension was one of the hosts of the Second Annual Washington County 4-H Robotics Expo, held at ine-Machias, according to a Bangor Daily News story. Twenty teams of Washington County children in grades 5-8 competed in the event.
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