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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The UMaine football team announced it will host on July 30 a 7-on-7 football tournament for high school teams, according to a news report on Bangor television station WABI. The report included comments from Coach Jack Cosgrove, who said the goal is to expose students in southern Maine to the UMaine campus and facilities while […]
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Linda Ilse, a research assistant professor of wildlife ecology at UMaine, appeared in a Bangor Daily News photograph that went with a Tuesday morning story about a wind turbine project in the Katahdin area. Ilse told the newspaper she supports wind power, but she is concerned about the impacts on the landscape and on wildlife. […]
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A Mainebiz article about the future prospects of Old Town Fuel & Fiber included several references to biofuels research being performed by UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative. FBRI’s work several years ago on cellulosic ethanol was mentioned, as was more recent research into biobutanol, which could be a $5 billion industry, according to the story. […]
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