WVII television (Channel 7) covered a Monday high school summit on Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), held at UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House. Owen Maurais and Jim Artesani of the UMaine College of Education and Human Development were among the primary organizers of the event, which featured a presentation from a New Hampshire high school […]
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There were several reports from Sunday’s Mitchell Institute scholars lunch, which was held at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center according to the Bangor Daily News. Senator George Mitchell was the keynote speaker. Bangor television station WABI noted the institute has awarded more than $8.2 million in scholarships to more than 1,800 Maine high school graduates since […]
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The website Crazy Engineer has a story about a $1.2 million Department of Energy grant awarded to UMaine professors Robert Lad and Mauricio Pereira da Cunha to develop sensors that can continuously monitor power plants, with the ultimate goal of zero-emission fossil fuel plants. Business Week also ran an Associated Press report about the grant […]
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will visit UMaine on Thursday Aug. 18, one of several stops that day to be hosted by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Salazar will visit the Advanced Structures and Composites Center to learn more about UMaine-led research into technology development for deepwater offshore wind power initiatives. A brief Associated Press […]
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A Saturday Bangor Daily News report provided details about recent and ongoing construction projects at UMaine. Elaine Clark, UMaine’s executive director of facilities, real estate and planning described the $70 million worth of construction during the current year, along with the ways in which the university has leveraged five percent of that total to bring […]
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An Associated Press story, posted on several news Web sites, reports on a new book by UMaine Prof. Sandra Caron and Mike Hodgson, a former Black Bear football player who now works as a fundraiser in the UMaine athletic department. “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game,” provides insights for those who […]
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Prof. Bob Strong of the Maine Business School faculty was quoted in a Seeking Alpha online article, analyzing the current volatility in the stock market. Seeking Alpha describes itself as being “the premier website for actionable stock market opinion and analysis, and vibrant, intelligent finance discussion.”
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WLBZ television broadcast a Thursday story about UMaine’s inclusion on Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll. The story included interviews with UMaine engineers Stewart Harvey and Carolyn McDonough, along with sustainability coordinator Laurie Lommler. Princeton Review was one of three national guidebooks to recognize UMaine for quality and value during the past several days. The Green […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) (http://www.wvii.com/) interviewed UMaine associate professor of finance Pank Agrrawal Wednesday for a news report on how the nation’s credit rating downgrade and stock market turmoil may affect people in Maine. Agrrawal says a correction now could prevent a more serious one later, and that consumers should remain confident in the strength of […]
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UMaine Sea Grant communications coordinator Catherine Schmitt has co-written an article for the Working Waterfront about the boom in Maine’s lobster population. The article noted research done by UMaine marine biologist Rick Wahle and UMaine physical oceanographer Huijie Xue. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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