The Boston Globe, WSB-TV (Channel 2 in Atlanta), NECN, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WMTW8 , Bangor Daily News, The Free Press, Washington Post, and Pickens County Courier of South Carolina and reported University of Maine researchers and students from the school’s High Altitude Ballooning group will travel to Clemson, South Carolina to launch […]
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Brewer engineering business Compotech Inc. was the focus of the Bangor Daily News feature, “Where the Bangor region’s future job growth will probably come from.” The article argues economic development in the Bangor area is likely to look like Compotech Inc., a business with 10 employees that got its start at the University of Maine. […]
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The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront announced the University of Maine’s Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band will kick off this year’s event, which runs Aug. 25–27. UMaine’s marching band, composed of 116 musicians and directed by Christopher White, will lead a parade through the grounds starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. […]
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A University of Maine contingent will be in South Carolina on Aug. 21 to provide people around the world with a live view of the total eclipse from the edge of space. The engineering group is part of the NASA-sponsored project, “Great American Eclipse,” during which students from 55 teams nationwide will launch high-altitude balloons […]
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The Free Press reported the public is invited to the second annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole on Aug. 16. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program, initiated by UMaine and the University of Maine at Machias, “is a venue for undergraduate […]
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The University of Maine football team will host its annual “Meet the Black Bears” free football clinic at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 at Alfond Stadium. Participants of all ages will have the opportunity to meet players and coaches, get posters and autographs, and join the team for a pizza party sponsored by Domino’s. Following […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about how to safely view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. “The sun is no more powerful on the day of an eclipse than any other day of the […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program was mentioned in a Foster’s Daily Democrat article about Laura Jaquays, an author, artist, teacher and founder of Art HOPE. The nonprofit arts and healing organization is dedicated to promoting creative wellness through free, expressive arts programs for people living with cancer or long-term illness and the […]
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Researchers with the University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments lab showcased on WVII (Channel 7) HandWaver, a virtual reality software they developed. The gesture-based program was developed by students and recent graduates to let learners use their hands to explore mathematical objects in virtual 3-D space. The goal of the program is to […]
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The Republican Journal and Morning Ag Clips reported Highland Blueberry Farm in Stockton Springs will host a farm and field tour in conjunction with the Waldo County Extension Association’s annual meeting at the farm Aug. 30. The public is invited to tour the farm at 94 Old County Road, discover its innovative products, and learn […]
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