Research

Weekly Advances Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase

The Weekly published a University of Maine news release previewing the 2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase to be held April 14 at Wells Conference Center. More than 200 students will display their research during the sixth annual event sponsored by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research. Presentations in the form of posters, oral presentations and […]

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AP Reports on USDA Grant to Improve Food Safety

The Associated Press reported the University of Maine has been awarded two food safety competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including a $4.9 million, five-year award to improve processing technologies to enhance the safety and quality of fresh produce and low-moisture foods, such as raw grains, spices, seeds and nuts. The school […]

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De Urioste-Stone, Lilieholm Speak with MPBN About Penobscot River Survey

University of Maine professors and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests leaders Sandra De Urioste-Stone and Robert Lilieholm spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about a study they are conducting to identify sustainable economic development pathways for the Penobscot River corridor that protect and leverage the region’s natural resources and quality of place. The […]

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Windpower TV Interviews Dagher, Viselli About Floating Turbine Platforms

Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine; and Anthony Viselli, an engineer at the UMaine Composites Center, sat down with Windpower TV to speak about developing the floating platform for VolturnUS, an offshore wind turbine prototype that was deployed off the coast of Castine. Project manager Dagher […]

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AP Quotes Allan in Article on Hazing Deaths

The Associated Press quoted Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, in the article, “Similar hazing deaths show difficulty in stopping behavior.” Allan also is president of StopHazing, an organization that aims to promote safe school, campus and organizational climates through research, information sharing and the development of data-driven strategies […]

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Mayewski Writes Opinion Piece for BDN on Warming Arctic Waters

Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, wrote the opinion piece, “5 reasons Maine should care about warming Arctic waters,” for the Bangor Daily News. Mayewski cited research that has been conducted in the Arctic by the CCI for many years.

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2015 Graduate Academic Exposition Winners

More than 120 presentations were made during the 2015 Graduate Academic Exposition in separate categories of four areas of competition — posters, oral presentations, intermedia and fine arts exhibits, and a PechaKucha, or rapid-fire slide show event — as well as a photo contest. About $12,000 in prize money was awarded at this year’s expo, […]

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