WABI (Channel 5) spoke with University of Maine students and Robert Dana, UMaine’s vice president for student life and dean of students, following a power outage on campus that was caused by a lightning strike. Half of the campus lost power, which led to classes being canceled for much of the day. Power was restored […]
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Popular Science published an article on Jesica Waller, a University of Maine master’s student in marine biology, and her winning photograph of a baby lobster. Over the summer, Waller raised thousands of lobsters in the lab to see how different climate change scenarios alter their development, according to the article. Her image of a live […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s cooking class series, “From Scratch: Your Maine Kitchen.” The classes, which include a recent one on Savory Harvest Pies and next month’s Cooking with Maine Beer, embrace the popular locavore spirit of connecting consumers with land and sea, according to […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the inaugural Black Bear Leadership Summit to be held Friday, Feb. 26 at the Wells Conference Center. Two UMaine student organizations have partnered to organize the event, which is designed to help students develop the skills and perspectives needed to be successful leaders on […]
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Several news organizations, including The Boston Globe and Portland Press Herald, reported on actress Susan Sarandon’s visit to Maine to stump for presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in advance of the state’s March 6 Democratic caucuses. On Tuesday, Sarandon’s visits included Becky’s Diner in Portland, Bowdoin College in Brunswick and the University of Maine, according to […]
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Mainebiz reported the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and University of Maine have announced the members of the 2016 Top Gun Entrepreneurship Accelerator class. This year marks the second year sessions will convene in Portland, Bangor and Rockland, and the seventh class since the program started in 2009, according to the article. Top Gun […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering’s Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) program was the focus of the IEEE-USA InSight article, “Award-winning Maine partnership: A model for boosting STEM literacy.” The STEM literacy program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, focuses on creating innovative solutions to environmental problems related to stormwater management. SMART […]
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Several media outlets, including The Washington Post, New York Post, The Telegraph and Tech Times reported on a new study by researchers at the University of South Australia, University of Maine and Luxembourg Institute of Health that found chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function. Merrill “Pete” Elias, a UMaine professor of psychology and […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on NPR’s “Only a Game.” In the report, “Nazis pioneered broadcasting… and made Jesse Owens a star,” Socolow said today’s sports broadcasters owe a nod to an otherwise dark chapter in world history. “Global sports broadcasting, as […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a guest on WERU’s “Democracy Forum” hosted by Ann Luther of the League of Women Voters of Maine. The program’s topic was “Political Equality: The Founding Vision, the Modern Reality.”
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