UMaine in the News

UMaine students compete in Big Gig pitch-off, WVII reports

WVII (Channel 7) reported several University of Maine students competed in a Big Gig pitch-off event in Brewer. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Bangor area that was started by a motivated group of municipalities, organizations and universities, including UMaine. The Big Gig competition allows local entrepreneurs to pitch […]

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BDN reviews SPA production of ‘Stupid F##king Bird’

The Bangor Daily News published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” “The cast and crew of this production have spread their wings and soared in ways and in different directions than they most likely have […]

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MassLive mentions UMaine in report on Northeast Cyberteam program

MassLive reported on the Northeast Cyberteam initiative that will extend the resources of a high performance computing center in Holyoke, Massachusetts to small colleges. A three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help train college students to be “research computing facilitators,” according to the article. The Northeast Cyberteam consists of the Massachusetts […]

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UMaine-led group investing over $14 million in marine businesses, AP reports

The Associated Press reported a group led by the University of Maine is investing more than $14 million in businesses and infrastructure to try to grow marine jobs in the state. The Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy, which is a consortium of businesses and institutions in the state, is investing $7 million in voter-approved bonds […]

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WABI visits UMaine’s sugar house as maple season gets underway

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the beginning of Maine’s maple season while visiting the University of Maine’s Thomas J. Corcoran Sugar House. Keith Kanoti, a forest manager at UMaine, said students, staff and faculty tap about 350 trees to make syrup every spring. The recent weather has been perfect for harvesting sap, WABI reported. “If […]

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NPQ quotes Kaye in article on rise in multigenerational households

Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) quoted Len Kaye, professor of social work and director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in the article, “Multigenerational households on the rise: Are nonprofits ready?” Housing planners already see friction between a system designed to accommodate the drive for long-term independent living with the needs of multigenerational households, according […]

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Washington Post features Climate Reanalyzer in article on warm North Pole

The Washington Post featured the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in the article “North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists.” The sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year, but a possibly historic thaw swelled […]

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DMC researchers attend national ocean sciences meeting, Wiscasset Newspaper reports

Wiscasset Newspaper published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about DMC scientists presenting research findings at the annual Ocean Science Meeting in Oregon. Maura Niemisto, a graduate student at the DMC working with research professor Rick Wahle, presented her research on the effects of ocean warming and acidification on the behavior, physiology […]

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Republican Journal advances info session on new graduate literacy cohort

The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will hold an information session about a new cohort being formed for UMaine’s fall 2018 graduate early literacy program. Susan Bennett-Armistead, an associate professor of literacy at UMaine, will provide information and answer questions 4:30–5:30 p.m. March 22, according to the article. The […]

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AP reports on study that finds beech trees dominating as climate changes

The Associated Press reported on recent research by a group of scientists that found beech trees are dominating the woodlands of the northeastern United States as the climate changes. The scientists said the move toward beech-heavy forests is associated with higher temperatures and precipitation. They said their 30-year study, published in the Journal of Applied […]

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