A Bangor Daily News story describes Sea and Reef Aquaculture, a tropical fish-breeding business created by UMaine graduate Soren Hansen. Based at UMaine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin, the company has grown from an idea created by Hansen and Chad Callan when they were UMaine graduate students. The story includes comments from Prof. […]
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Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty appeared recently on the Jamaican radio program “Double Standards.” He was a guest on the entire program, but engaged in a discussion of the 2009 Springer-Verlag book “Mathematical Methods in Counterterrorism” from 21:30-24:42. Farley and two others edited that book.
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UMaine alumnus Seth Poplaski was interviewed for a story in the Waterville Sentinel about a Maine Credit Union League effort to attract young people by providing financial education. Poplaski, a 2009 graduate with a journalism degree, was one of 26 people who applied for a year-long position with the league as a spokesperson promoting Maine’s […]
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Head coach Richard Barron, who has taken over the UMaine women’s basketball program, was profiled in the Bangor Daily News on Thursday. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is scheduled to give a talk at the Belfast City Boathouse on Tuesday, May 31, according to the Village Soup website. Dagher will be speaking to elected officials from Searsport, Belfast and Stockton Springs, as well as members of the public, about the center’s […]
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The website Hollywood Life has a story about 2006 UMaine alumna Ashley Hebert, the star of the upcoming reality series “The Bachelorette.” According to the story, Hebert had dated UMaine alumnus Joe Olszewski, a sociology major who graduated in 2005, following her graduation. The two broke up and he moved to California, but Olszewski died […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension educator and entomologist Clay Kirby was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news broadcast Monday on precautions homeowners can take to guard against lawn-damaging white grubs. He recommends contacting Extension pest-management specialists for advice if grubs appear prolific. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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The website CaaS (Software as a Service) has posted a UMaine news release about an informational application for Android phones and operating systems developed by students in a computer engineering class taught by associate professor Yifeng Zhu. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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Cumulus radio station I-95 (95.7 FM) aired a news report today about this year’s Clean Sweep sale of household appliances and other property left behind in residence halls by students earlier this month. The sale is Friday and Saturday at Stewart Commons. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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The Kennebec Journal has a story about Harold “Tank” Violette, a UMaine alumnus and former football player who will be inducted Sunday into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Violette, who was inducted in 2003 into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame, was a longtime football coach at Belfast and Winslow high schools, and also […]
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