UMaine in the News

UMaine Composites Center spinoff company featured in BDN

Brewer engineering business Compotech Inc. was the focus of the Bangor Daily News feature, “Where the Bangor region’s future job growth will probably come from.” The article argues economic development in the Bangor area is likely to look like Compotech Inc., a business with 10 employees that got its start at the University of Maine. […]

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Jackson discusses elderberries on ‘Maine Calling’

Tori Jackson, an associate professor of agriculture and natural resources with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The topic of the show was the state’s elderberry crop, with a focus on the latest research, as well as the berry’s different applications and potential for […]

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Daniel speaks with BDN about importance of good manners

Harold Daniel, an associate professor of marketing in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about the importance of good manners. “Manners are very important,” Daniel said. “We have found our students feel a strong need to have those rules taught to them […]

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UMaine to receive funds from NOAA to study tuna, AP reports

The Associated Press reported the University of Maine is set to receive $229,469 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support research of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King announced the grant in a joint press release. They said the funds will aid research about the tuna’s age, […]

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USDA cites salmon embryo research in national email bulletin

University of Maine research was highlighted in the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s email bulletin, “Fresh from the Field.” The weekly newsletter showcases transformative impacts made by grantees funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Aug. 10 bulletin included a description of research being conducted by LeeAnne Thayer, a Ph.D. […]

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Free Press advances SEA Fellows symposium at Darling Marine Center

The Free Press reported the public is invited to the second annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole on Aug. 16. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program, initiated by UMaine and the University of Maine at Machias, “is a venue for undergraduate […]

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Morning Sentinel quotes Brewer in article on Rep. Poliquin putting house on market

The Morning Sentinel spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin putting his Oakland house up for sale. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fz4YuCGTONDC-5mzmXtvbFKGD7nBICojc22CaQ3oRJo/editRepublican Poliquin, now in his second term in the United States House of Representatives, has claimed residency in Oakland since early 2014, when he […]

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Laatsch speaks with WVII about how to safely view eclipse

Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about how to safely view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. “The sun is no more powerful on the day of an eclipse than any other day of the […]

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UMaine Extension 4-H cited in Foster’s article on arts, healing nonprofit

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program was mentioned in a Foster’s Daily Democrat article about Laura Jaquays, an author, artist, teacher and founder of Art HOPE. The nonprofit arts and healing organization is dedicated to promoting creative wellness through free, expressive arts programs for people living with cancer or long-term illness and the […]

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Virtual reality software for teaching math featured on WVII

Researchers with the University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments lab showcased on WVII (Channel 7) HandWaver, a virtual reality software they developed. The gesture-based program was developed by students and recent graduates to let learners use their hands to explore mathematical objects in virtual 3-D space. The goal of the program is to […]

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