A group of graduating mechanical engineering students — Philip Bean Jr., Matt Harkins, Isaac Walton and Ethan Ray — spoke with Mainebiz about the “autonomous boat” they constructed for their capstone project. The students, all from Maine, said a boat that doesn’t have a human at the wheel could save money in data retrieval for […]
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A 2013 study by Sandra Butler, a University of Maine social work professor, was cited in the Phoenix New Times article, “Will kicking 1,600 off welfare inspire Arizona’s poor to get jobs?” Butler’s study, “TANF Time Limits and Maine Families: Consequences of Withdrawing the Safety Net,” found that Maine’s 60-month lifetime limit for welfare recipients […]
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University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe’s economic impact studies on Bangor Waterfront Concerts were cited in the Portland Press Herald article “Wave of outdoor concerts signals sonic boom for Portland.” Gabe’s studies found concerts at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor have drawn at least 300,000 concert-goers and brought $48 million into the local […]
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UMaine students, researchers take part in weeklong science program in Acadia National Park.
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Research finds consumption of soda, including diet, related to metabolic syndrome.
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$1.1M collaborative project looks to better understand abundance of marine copepod in Northeast coastal ocean.
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A Portland Press Herald article on the closing of a substance abuse recovery center in Westbrook mentioned an analysis released by the Maine attorney general’s office and conducted by Marcella Sorg, a research professor of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. Mercy Hospital plans to close the center in part […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing UMaine researchers are part of a collaborative international team studying plankton. During expeditions aboard the research vessel Tara, researchers collected 35,000 samples from the world’s oceans. Data generated from the samples are providing unprecedented resources — including a catalog of several million new genes […]
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Trey Stewart, a third-year student at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Thoughtful engagement the key to bridging college town divides.” Stewart conducted research this year along with Jacob Hatch, Cameron Marcotte, Jake Posik and Adam Thibodeau in professor Rob Glover’s practicum in engaged policy studies class. […]
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Pika Energy in Westbrook, Maine, focuses on wind and solar energy technology, including scalable options for homeowners and small businesses. Ben Polito, president of Pika Energy, talked about his company’s interest with UMaine: How long have you worked with the University of Maine? We have been involved with UMaine through the Innovate for Maine Fellows […]
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