The weekly newspaper Village Soup noted the work of UMaine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine-based Maine Sea Grant in a story about the cleanliness and safety of Maine’s beaches. Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant support staff help in monitoring water quality and protecting public health at Maine’s 61 public access beaches, which comprise more than […]
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The Sun-Journal in Lewiston recently carried an article about a successful collaboration between the University of Maine and Falcon Performance Footwear in Auburn, which resulted in a unique protective boot toecap made from a composite resin devised at the university’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The caps will be formed starting this fall from […]
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Maine Insights magazine has included a University of Maine article in its June 29 online edition about a prestigious sustainability and energy-efficiency award the university has received from a national organization that promotes sustainability among colleges and universities throughout the country. UMaine was selected to receive a Second Nature Climate Leadership Award in the doctorate […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on groundbreaking research being done by UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences that shows mussels eat the larvae of sea lice, which is a parasite that has infested salmon farms in Maine waters. UMaine Professor Ian Bricknell told the BDN the research could prove beneficial to not only farmed salmon and […]
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In a story about cooking lobster for July 4, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette included information from UMaine’s Lobster Institute. The story said according to UMaine’s Lobster Institute, the sound made when lobsters are dropped into boiling water is nothing other than superheated vapors escaping joints in the shell. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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There were numerous U.S. and Canadian news reports about the announcement that former UMaine hockey star Paul Kariya, who has struggled with concussions, is retiring from the NHL following a 15-year career. In a story carried by websites such as ESPN and MSNBC, Kariya said playing at UMaine and the support he received while he […]
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Several news outlets, including the Portland Press Herald covered the announcement that the Southern Maine Community College campuses in South Portland and Brunswick will begin this fall to offer a pre-engineering program, part of a collaboration with UMaine that allows students to continue on and receive bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The Bangor Daily News ran […]
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The Bangor Daily News had a story about UMaine’s ranking in the 2010-11 America East Academic Cup, which is presented to the America East institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade point averages during that academic year. UMaine (3.11) was one of six schools with a GPA of 3.00 or better, and the Black Bear […]
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The upcoming shows at UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium were previewed in The Weekly. Planetarium shows will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday and throughout July and August. For a complete schedule of shows, go to www.galaxymaine.com. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Village Soup website reported a Superior Court judge rejected arguments by an environmental activist that the state had failed to meet laws and guidelines in its selection of a site off Monhegan Island for a demonstration wind power project, in which UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center is involved. The UMaine-led DeepCwind Consortium […]
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