Outreach

Castine Patriot Reports on Wood Guide Written by Student, Professor

The Castine Patriot reported on a guide that shows communities how to start a wood bank that was written by Sabrina Vivian, a senior in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program who grew up in Surry and Blue Hill, and Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources in the School of […]

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Media Advances Steiners’ Massachusetts Performance

The Cape Cod Times and CapeNews.net reported the Maine Steiners, the University of Maine’s oldest a cappella group, will perform in A Cappella Fest at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Massachusetts on May 14. The group is scheduled to perform with the high school’s Soulfege and the Bluestockings from Amherst College, according to the reports. […]

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UMaine Mentioned in Engineering News-Record Report on Floating Bridge in Vermont

Engineering News-Record mentioned the University of Maine in an article about the world’s first composite floating bridge in Brookfield, Vermont. The 318-by-20 feet, single-lane bridge employs a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) flotation system with a 100-year design life, according to the article.  The $2.4 million bridge is set to be completed by Memorial Day weekend. Since […]

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UMaine to Receive $25,000 Grant for Traveling Maine Fiber Folk Arts Exhibit

The University of Maine has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a traveling exhibit on fiber folk arts in Maine. The project, which is led by Maine Folklife Center Director Pauleena MacDougall, will receive $25,000 from the NEA. Maine Fiber Folk Arts will consist of four free-standing panels with […]

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Plant Sale to Benefit UMaine Extension Slated in Lisbon Falls

The Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties Extension Association (ASCEA) will hold a plant sale 3–6 p.m. Friday, May 15 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Perennial flowers and plants, vegetable and herb seedlings, annual and perennial flower seedlings and seed packets, […]

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WABI-TV Presents Wind Blade Challenge

WABI (channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s seventh annual Wind Blade Challenge, at which 40-plus teams designed a set of wind blades from three blocks of foam and a sheet of fiberglass. The goal was to generate the most energy in three minutes or less. Team members also prepared a presentation about their respective […]

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BDN Reports on Social Work Grad Students’ Suboxone Research

The Bangor Daily News reported on research conducted by three graduate social work students at the University of Maine. Last fall, Mikala Thompson, Alaina Crowley and Daniel Cohen began researching how many doctors in the state prescribed Suboxone, which is used to treat opioid addiction, according to the article. Three months after the students began […]

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UMaine Nepalese Community Holds Vigil, Works to Raise Funds, BDN Reports

The Bangor Daily News reported members of the University of Maine Nepalese community are working to generate awareness and raise money to help victims of the recent earthquake. Riju Shrestha, a senior biochemistry major from Kathmandu, said the group is raising money to send to Grande International Hospital, which is currently providing free medical service […]

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