The Bangor Daily News has an article about George Davis Carlisle, a UMaine graduate who recently donated $500,000 to Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine program, which is located in Brewer. Carlisle earned a forestry degree from UMaine and went on to work at Prentiss & Carlislie land management company, a family business of […]
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s use of recalls to make comments or changes on bills after they pass. LePage has been recalling bills at a higher rate than his predecessor, according to the story. Brewer said the lack of push-back by the […]
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Two websites included comments from a statement made by UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson on a white paper released this week about the current state of knowledge of horse training and racing surfaces. The Racing Surfaces White Paper, co-authored by Peterson, was noted by The Horse and Horsetalk. Also listed as […]
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A column in the Bangor Daily News includes comments and reflections from former UMaine men’s basketball coach Thomas “Skip” Chappelle, who coached current Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle when Carlisle was playing for the Black Bears in the late 1970s. The Mavericks won an NBA championship earlier this week under Carlisle, who played at […]
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Comments from Prof. Ivan Fernandez of UMaine’s soil sciences faculty are included in a Bangor Daily News story about Sen. Susan Collins’ Thursday announcement that the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s New England Plant, Soil and Water Laboratory, located at UMaine, will remain open. Fernandez provided perspectives on the value of the work conducted at the […]
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Friday’s Portland Press Herald includes a story wrapping up the three-day EnergyOcean International conference held this week in Portland. In the story, Ken Fletcher, director of Maine’s state energy office pointed out that the state is “fully committed” to the development of energy sources from the ocean. UMaine is leading the DeepCWind Consortium, a broad-based, […]
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UMaine’s research into deepwater off-shore floating wind technology was mentioned on the GreenTech Media website in a story about Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power in favor of wind. Department of Energy-sponsored research at UMaine was noted in a list of international wind projects. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The stocks and investment website Seeking Alpha mentioned UMaine finance professor Robert Strong in a post about the American Stock Exchange. The post cited a comment Strong made about picking economical puts, which are a type of stock option. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The website Working Waterfront posted a story about the dry labs and office space recently built at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The new labs offer space to researchers whose equipment sensitive to sea water previously had to be stored elsewhere. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Village Soup website reports that UMaine Cooperative Extension has received funding through the Department of Defense to provide adventure summer camps to teenagers with a family member currently or recently in the service. The only cost for the family will be a $10 registration fee. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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