The Bangor Daily News named Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, one of its 11 people to watch in 2011. Dagher has led a $25 million effort to research the future of deepwater offshore wind power, an effort which will include the opening later this year of a wind […]
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UMaine graduate student Allison Melton was named by the Bangor Daily News one of 11 people to watch on the cultural scene in the Bangor area. Melton, who is pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts, has organized several public art events including an undergraduate art exhibit that was held in a vacant former hair […]
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The January/February issue of Yankee magazine includes a story on Jon Wilson, founder of WoodenBoat Publications and a national facilitator of victim-offender dialogues for restorative justice. A segment of the story focuses on Wilson’s presentation on his work in a UMaine peace studies class.
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A front-page Monday Bangor Daily News story features UMaine economics graduate student Sarah Morehead providing practical budgeting advice in the context of new year’s resolutions. Morehead who writes a personal finances blog and conducts workshops on that same subject.
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UMaine education major Megan Nichols of Wiscasset will leave Maine on Feb. 24 for student teaching in New Zealand. As Monday’s Bangor Daily News reports, she is one of the first UMaine students to take advantage of a new partnership between UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development and AustraLearn, an organization that places students […]
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The Jan. 2 Maine Sunday Telegram included a story describing UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener volunteer program. Classes begin at various locations around Maine in January, February and March. The story includes comments from Extension’s Tori Jackson, who teaches the classes in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties.
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The April death of UMaine President Emeritus Fred Hutchinson was noted in an Associated Press report on prominent Maine people who died in 2010. Hutchinson, a UMaine graduate who served as president from 1992-1997, was 79 years old when he died.
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Comments from Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty were included in a Maine Today Media story recounting 2010 developments in Maine politics. Brewer noted that the biggest surprise was the Republican takeover of the Maine House of Representatives.
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The website OffshoreWindWire.com has named Maine’s advances in deepwater offshore wind technology one of the top 10 wind power stories of the year. The website said Maine has emerged as a leader in the area, and mentioned UMaine’s involvement in the effort. UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is developing turbines for deepwater offshore floating platforms.
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Kate Yerxa of UMaine’s Cooperative Extension wrote about the importance of activity for kids during the winter months. Yerxa writes despite the challenges of encouraging kids to play on cold winter days when daylight is short, exercise helps keep kids’ minds sharp and ready to learn, reduces stress, and builds healthy lifestyle habits for the future.
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