Comments from Doug Babkirk, associate director of UMaine Cooperative Extension, were included in a Falmouth Forecaster story about Extension’s plans for a new Cumberland County learning center and office facility in Falmouth. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees recently approved the Tidewater Farm Regional Learning Center, a collaboration involving UMaine, the Cumberland County […]
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Several media outlets, including MPBN mentioned UMaine’s pioneering research into deepwater offshore wind turbine technology after the National Wildlife Federation released a report Wednesday. The report made a case for the government to expedite permits for and invest in offshore wind projects. UMaine has received more than $20 million in federal funding for its work […]
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UMaine researchers Ivan J. Fernandez and Stephen A. Norton served as guest editors for the most recent volume of the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, which featured “The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine — The Second Decade,” a special issue that includes a series of 10 papers about UMaine’s long-term, whole-watershed research project in eastern […]
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UMaine hazing researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden have done several news interviews since the recent Associated Press story updating their extensive research relative to hazing behaviors at U.S. educational institutions. Allan was a Wednesday guest on the WZON radio (103.1FM and AM620) morning program. Madden appeared on “College Connection,” an Oklahoma radio program about […]
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A Wednesday Seacoast Online story previews a Dec. 11 York event commemorating the 300th anniversary of the wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island, six miles off the coast of that southern Maine town. The story notes that UMaine marine archaeologist Warren Riess recovered several artifacts from that wreck in 1995.
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Bob Lehnhard of the UMaine kinesiology and physical education faculty will be interviewed live on CNN television Wednesday Dec. 1 at approximately 1:45 p.m. CNN became interested in UMaine exercise science research activity as the result of a Monday WABI television report highlighting an innovative project that measures the impact of certain exercises on athletic […]
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The Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors magazine website includes a blog post highlighting a UMaine Lobster Institute project. In collaboration with Wind Reef Group LLC and American Concrete of Veazie, the Lobster Institute has created a specialized concrete lobster mooring that provides safe habitat for young lobsters and other ocean creatures.
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A Monday WABI television story described a high-tech research project underway in UMaine’s Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Graduate student Tom Ordelt, working with engineers and coaches, is using computer modeling techniques to assess the effectiveness of certain exercises on athletic performance. The story also includes interviews with UMaine track coach Dave Cusano and […]
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Prof. Nory Jones of the UMaine business faculty was interviewed for a Monday WABI television story about online shopping during the holiday season.
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A Horse Talk magazine story reports on research headed up by Prof. Mick Peterson of the UMaine mechanical engineering faculty. An expert on race track surfaces, Peterson has studied horse performance on synthetic tracks, which are becoming more common as the industry works to reduce injuries. Peterson’s research shows that horses run slower when temperatures […]
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