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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WKSQ (94.5 FM) of Ellsworth will join WAEI (AM 910) of Bangor as the new flagship partner for UMaine sports broadcasts under the Blueberry Broadcasting umbrella, according to the Bangor Daily News. WKSQ-FM and WAEI-AM will broadcast all UMaine football and men’s hockey games, while WAEI-AM will broadcast men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games. […]
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A number of media organizations noted this week’s international EnergyOcean Conference in Portland, where UMaine-led technology for developing deepwater off-shore floating wind turbines is among the topics of conversation. Maine Public Radio reported that hundreds of stakeholders from the ocean energy industry are attending the conference. A Bangor Daily News article about the conference said […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal has a story about a UMaine Cooperative Extension and Maine Harvest for Hunger project at the former Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington, where inmates at the Somerset County Jail in Madison are transported to work a garden plot under the direction of master gardeners including Lauren St. Germaine of Cooperative […]
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Portland Press Herald columnist Steve Solloway wrote about UMaine senior and Bangor native Riley Masters, a standout runner for the Black Bears track and field teams. Masters is competing Friday in the Maine Distance Gala at Bowdoin College, where he will attempt to become the first Mainer to break 4 minutes in the mile on […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about recent UMaine graduate Roosevelt Boone, a former Black Bear football player, and the youth wellness and nutrition camp he will run next month on the UMaine campus. The Strong Mind, Strong Body camp is free and open to youth in the greater Bangor area whose families meet […]
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