Justin Poland, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of the WalletHub report, “Are solar panels worth it? Experts pick sides.” According to Poland, solar panels used to heat domestic hot water will typically provide 50–75 percent per year of the domestic hot […]
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Mainebiz profiled Lucas St. Clair, president of the Portland-based Elliotsville Plantation Inc., as part of its 2016 NEXT series on the 10 people changing Maine’s economy for the better. St. Clair said he’s hoping to see the state’s economy diversify, using the millions of acres of trees for applications such as fabric, jet fuel and […]
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Maine 4-H, a program offered through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was highlighted in a Sun Journal article about the Fryeburg Fair. Several dozen members of the Maine 4-H program participated in the fair’s 4-H Beef Steer Show, according to the article. Emily Billings, a senior at Mountain Valley High School, said she has […]
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California-based Central Valley Business Times published a University of California, Davis news release announcing a nearly $2 million grant for a food-safety research project led by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and involving a multistate network of collaborators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant will support studies needed […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Hank Garfield, who teaches English at the University of Maine, for the article, “Why older Mainers should get on board with Bangor’s public transportation system.” According to the article, there are many reasons for people, especially older area residents, to use the public Community Connector bus system to get […]
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At the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s Living History Days in Bradley, WVII (Channel 7) reported on a Lombard steam log hauler that was restored a few years ago by University of Maine engineering students. The log hauler was invented and built in Waterville between 1910 and 1917, and was the first successful tracked vehicle. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on Elect Her — Campus Women Win, a free training workshop at the University of Maine for college women who are interested in sharpening their leadership skills and learning more about political campaigns. Participants learned the basics of running a successful student government campaign, and had the […]
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The New York Times spoke with Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, for an article about a UMaine-led offshore wind power pilot project. UMaine’s prototype, part of a demonstration project called Aqua Ventus that is partly financed by the Department of Energy, is one of various types […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was featured in the Portland Press Herald article, “Meet Maine’s Arctic experts.” Mayewski is one of several presenters scheduled to speak at the Maine-Arctic Forum at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The explorer and scientist has led more than 50 expeditions to […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior that found sexually active older men are at significantly greater risk for developing heart attacks, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems than their less-active male peers. Men who reported having sex with a partner once per […]
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