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Pro Sports Applying New Strategies to Enhance Image

Contact: John Mahon, (207) 581-1968 ORONO — Professional sports franchises and teams are increasingly taking a page from the business community’s playbook and winning in the image game, according to two business management researchers at Boston College and the University of Maine. In the last decade, corporations worldwide have used Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity […]

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State Funding Supports Development of Environmentally Friendly Insulation

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A June 14 Maine Technology Institute (MTI) awarded of $99,780 will help provide momentum for efforts by a South Bristol company to develop a new building insulation fiber from recycled paper and paperboard. The University of Maine’s Process Development Center (PDC) received the MTI grant for this […]

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UMaine Senior Learns about Microfinance, Rural Poor in Bangladesh

Contact: 207-659-1880 or raehathaway@hotmail.com ORONO — Last summer, in a country where nearly half the population of 135 million lives in poverty, Rachel Hathaway solidified her commitment to a career devoted to human rights advocacy. She plans to do it using microfinance. “When the five senses are engaged and you see children forced to beg […]

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UMaine Researcher Working to Improve Early Cancer Detection

Contact: Michael Mason, 581-2344 ORONO — A recent discovery by a University of Maine engineering professor and his collaborators is expected to make it easier for doctors to find cancerous tumors and start treatment in the early stages of the disease when it can be most effective. Working with a $78,000 grant from the Maine […]

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Researcher Examines Metropolitan Co-Existence between Humans, Wildlife

Contact:  Catherine Burns, 581-2895 ORONO — With urbanization increasing worldwide, how do we better plan development to ensure that both humans and animals coexist in the best way possible? University of Maine Research Assistant Professor Catherine Burns is exploring the question in and around New York City, which is home to more than 250 bird […]

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Researchers Making “Bottom Up” Assessment of Ocean Fisheries

Contact: James Wilson, 581-4368 ORONO — A team of University of Maine researchers led by marine scientist James Wilson is studying the relationship among competition, regulation and conservation in the fishing industry. The research is integrating cutting-edge computer modeling, and fishermen’s and scientists’ knowledge of three very different fisheries — lobster, sea urchins and groundfish. […]

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DeepCwind Consortium Launches New Informational Website

Contact: Elizabeth Viselli, Associate Program Manager, (207) 581-2831 OR0NO, Maine–The University of Maine AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center has designed and launched a new website to provide current information regarding the DeepCwind Consortium. It can be viewed at http://www.deepcwind.org. Website visitors can browse information about all aspects of the consortium–research initiative, view available opportunities for […]

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NASA Grant Enabling Research on Inflatable Structures

Contact: Ali Abedi, 581-2231 ORONO — The University of Maine has received a two-year NASA grant to create an interdisciplinary research and education program focused on a wireless system to detect leaks in inflatable structures, such as lunar habitats, and domes and bridges used in defense and civilian situations. UMaine Professor Ali Abedi has received […]

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Peanut-Allergy Research Suggests Schools Need Reasonable Policies

Contact: Sid Mitchell, (207) 581-3435 ORONO — To better protect students with potentially life-threatening peanut allergies, schools should implement comprehensive food allergy action plans that include age-appropriate accommodations, personnel training and communication with parents, according to two education researchers. Dianne Hoff at the University of West Georgia, who conducts research on the social/political context of […]

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