This December, a wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers is scheduled to head to the International Space Station (ISS). The prototype, which was tested by NASA and in the inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab) on campus, could lead to increased safety on ISS and in other space […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the Skate with the Bears event held at the Family Ice Center in Falmouth. Fans of all ages were invited to meet members of the men’s ice hockey team during the free event. “It’s always been a big part of Black Bear hockey that the team has been accessible to […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on Castine-based tech startup Eternav, which aims to help people navigate the preparation and paperwork involved in funerals and closing out the life of a loved one. With the help of the Eastern Maine Development Corp. and research interns from the University of Maine, the company has expanded to include online […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Maine artist Philip Frey about his art, career and current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The obvious connection to painting is concentration,” said Frey, who has lived in Hancock since the mid-1990s. “Mindfulness helps me stay with the process of painting, and […]
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Mount Desert Islander published a review of “The Plants of Baxter State Park.” The guide includes scientific descriptions of 857 plant species documented in the park, organized with useful keys and illustrated with 2,000 color photos. Glen Mittelhauser, executive director for Maine Natural History Observatory, is lead author of the guide that was co-written with […]
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Nearly four decades after it began, a University of Maine program that brings women with international roots together for internationally themed lunches and presentations, is still going strong, the Bangor Daily News reports. Every month, roughly 40 women and children meet in the basement of the Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono to try international […]
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In October, 15 senior construction engineering technology students installed a new cedar shingle roof on the sawmill building at Leonard’s Mills, complete with a new roof extension over the water wheel. The students, mentored by Will Manion, associate professor of construction engineering technology, spent several weeks planning the details of the work, followed by managing […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the release of a new potato variety developed by the Maine Potato Board and University of Maine. The Caribou Russet, which was first unveiled last spring, was officially released at the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor, making the potato […]
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Dan Demeritt, executive director of public affairs for the University of Maine System, and Lori Wingo, coordinator of the Lifelong Learning Advising Center at UMaine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) to talk about the system’s Adult Degree Completion Scholarship. “It provides up to $4,000 in scholarship aid on an annual basis to adult […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported horticulturists Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto, a professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will launch the book “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity” at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor at 7 p.m. Dec. 1. Manley and Peronto will talk about how to create gardens that […]
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