FOX 22 Bangor reported on a University of Maine pilot study that could lead to a new method of monitoring people who sustain concussions. Researchers are using a device called OptoGait, which evaluates how a person walks. They’re seeking to develop measures of balance that could indicate when a person has sufficiently recovered from a […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium, wrote his Bangor Daily News Eyes on Maine Skies column about an asteroid that passed within 9,000 miles of Earth on March 2. Laatsch, president of the International Planetarium Society, said that’s closer than some communications and weather satellites. The asteroid, about 10 feet […]
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The Republican Journal advanced the March 13 opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” and “The History of Postcards” at the H. Allen Fernald Gallery of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center. The exhibits runs through May 22. “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” features Eastern Illustrating […]
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The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel advanced a free, online webinar about tillage practices for organic vegetable farmers. In the three-part series beginning March 9, University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff will share their expertise on several topics, including using permanent bed systems to manage weeds and increase productivity. Online registration is requested. For more information, contact […]
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SWE, the magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, cited the UMaine section in the College of Engineering for its Silver Level Outstanding Collegiate Section Award. This is the second consecutive year that the UMaine SWE Section received a silver level award. Hannah Morgan, a senior bioengineering major from Gardiner, Maine, is president of the […]
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Clay Wheeler and Michael Bilodeau were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News piece about hurdles that biofuels must clear in order to help revitalize communities hurt by the decline of paper industries. “The economics are tough because the capital investment — at least for these first-of-a-kind plants — is very high,” said Wheeler, who researches […]
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Anne Langston, associate director of the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine spoke with WABI (Channel 5) at the Maine Aquaculture R&D and Education Summit. About 170 people attended the third such summit at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. “There’s a lot of good infrastructure in Maine for aquaculture research […]
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Pieces of art by students — from preschoolers to high school seniors from about 40 area schools — now on exhibit at the Bangor Mall will be displayed at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor in April. “It’s definitely an opportunity that many students would not have to have their artwork publicly […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension was included in an Ellsworth American story about a group that provides shelter and teaches skills to combat homelessness. The Families First Community Center in Ellsworth is a transitional house for families to live in while they take life skills classes and job training courses. University of Maine Cooperative Extension […]
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The University Singers were included in an Ellsworth American story about a concert celebrating J.S. Bach’s 332nd birthday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Blue Hill. Organist Ray Cornils will be joined by the Blue Hill Bach chorus and members of the University of Maine University […]
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