Report Notes Maine Campus Moody Endorsement
A WABI television story reports that the Maine Campus, UMaine’s student newspaper, has endorsed independent Shawn Moody’s gubernatorial candidacy.
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Tidal Energy Projects Highlighted
The Bangor Daily News on Monday featured a story about the tidal energy testing site at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, where UMaine scientists are conducting environmental studies as part of an assessment of tidal energy locations in Maine.
Read moreNobel Laureate Set For Mitchell Lecture Thursday
WBZ advanced the annual Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability, being given this year by Elinor Ostrom, co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Ostrom will discuss “Unconventional Wisdom: Sustaining our Natural Resources in a Rapidly Changing World.” The lecture will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday in UMaine’s Wells Conference Center.
Read moreCooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Programs Noted
A column in the Morning Sentinel highlighted UMaine Cooperative Extension’s master gardening courses. The classes help gardeners get the most from their gardens.
Read moreMissouri Newspaper Cites Archaeologist’s Research Into Early Crop Cultivation
A column in the Columbia Daily Tribune in Missouri mentioned UMaine research that found the bottle gourd may be the oldest domesticated crop in the New World. UMaine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss worked several years ago with colleagues from the Smithsonian, Harvard University and New Zealand’s Massey University, to find the first groups of humans to […]
Read moreUMaine Awarded Prestigious Grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services
Contact: Deborah Rollins, (207) 581-1668; Mamie Bittner, (202) 653-4630 ORONO — Thanks to a $821,065 matching grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the University of Maine, in collaboration with eight partner institutions, will develop a strategy for a statewide, multi-type library program for managing, storing and preserving print collections, while […]
Read moreBrewer Featured in LePage Report
A Monday seacoastonline.com story about the gubernatorial candidacy of Republican Paul LePage includes comments from UMaine political science professor Mark Brewer.
Read moreSaucier, Dana in Alumni Feature story
Comments from UMaine Alumni Association President Todd Saucier and UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Dana were included in a Bangor Daily News story about UMaine’s efforts to engage current students in alumni-related activities and initiatives. The BDN also published a Monday story about UMaine’s homecoming weekend and the traditional craft fair.
Read moreBrewer Comments in Gubernatorial Race Update
Mark Brewer from the UMaine political science faculty provided insights for a seacoastonline.com (York County) story looking at trends in the Maine gubernatorial race.
Read moreChannel 5 Homecoming Stories
WABI broadcast Saturday evening news stories from UMaine’s Homecoming Weekend. One report featured the traditional craft fair held in the UMaine Field House. The other one featured the “fill the bus” campaign intended to stock the shelves at the Black Bear Exchange food pantry.
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