A University of Maine engineering professor is working on a research and education grant focused on watershed sustainability, a project which includes helping middle school-aged children understand the effects of climate change on watershed sustainability in their own municipalities.
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July 25, 2011 Ryan “Goo” Guerrero, an M.F.A student in Intermedia with a B.A. in Studio Art, will conduct a two-part, two-day live mural-painting project in downtown Orono and on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26-27, as part of his graduate thesis.
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Douglas Nangle, professor and director of the clinical psychology doctoral program in the UMaine Department of Psychology, has been selected for nomination to the American Psychological Association’s Board of Professional Affairs. The nomination comes after several rounds of vetting by the APA Board of Directors. Nangle and one other nominee will appear on a national […]
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An op-ed piece in the Bangor Daily News about the need for research and development bonds noted the support for research institutions such as UMaine that bonds can provide. The authors noted UMaine research into deepwater offshore wind power and the new building set to open soon that will enable the testing of large-scale wind […]
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University of Maine kinesiology and physical education professor and researcher Bob Lehnhard is available to discuss exercise strategies and related activities for baby boomers, the generation most afflicted by obesity, according to a recent survey. Lehnhard, author of the book The Backside of 50 and numerous scholarly articles on exercise, exercise physiology and the effects […]
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University of Maine student Samantha Paradis has received a 2011 American Psychiatric Nurses Association 2011 Janssen Student Scholarship, which will enable her to attend the upcoming APNA annual conference in California.
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A unique tube-crimping device created by students and staff at the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center for a Rockland marine products company has streamlined the company’s operations to the point where its business emphasis may change. Students and staff at the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) last spring designed, machined and assembled a compressed air-powered […]
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“I’m bored!” What parent or caregiver doesn’t dread hearing those words? Whether it’s too hot to play outside or pouring rain, Gail Garthwait of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has some tips about summer reading in the digital age that can alleviate the boring times for youngsters.
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The University of Maine School of Nursing has received a $17,381 Advanced Nursing Education Traineeship Grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration. The grant will help offset tuition and expenses for nursing graduate students in 2011-2012 who agree to practice in underserved or rural areas in Maine.
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UMaine Department of Earth Sciences research professor Ed Grew presented a talk at the International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences in Edinburgh, U.K. today. The symposium is part of a campaign to promote and raise awareness of polar research, according to the British Antarctic Survey, one of the world’s leading environmental research centers. Grew, who […]
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