On Feb. 20, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the fifth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “Energy in Maine,” addresses the issues of cost, consumption and production of energy in the state. Improvements in efficiency and further diversification can give Maine […]
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Mechanical engineering major examines horse racing surfaces for performance, safety.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a University of Maine 4-H Science Saturday workshop at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. About a dozen children in grades six through eight helped design a canister to keep ice core samples gleaned from the Peruvian Andes frozen and intact for research. “Kids were eager to give me a recommendation on […]
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A 2009 University of Maine climate change study was mentioned in a Seacoast Online article about state Rep. Lydia Blume, D-York, sponsoring a bill to help Maine’s coastal towns prepare for sea level changes. The report, “Maine’s Climate Future,” showed that Maine’s sea levels are rising and the frequency of severe storms will increase, according […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in a Hartford Courant article about a debate in Connecticut over road snow and ice removal methods. The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) is currently studying whether widely used effective salt compounds are corroding vehicles faster than sand and/or salt, as several truckers claim, […]
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Vivian Wu, a professor of microbiology and food safety in the School of Food and Agriculture, was interviewed by Food Safety Magazine about her latest research on food-borne pathogens. Wu’s project recently received a $150,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a magnetic […]
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Janet Fairman, an associate research professor of education at the University of Maine, and Craig Mason, a professor with Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the Center for Research and Evaluation at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Maine schools can do more to engage parents effectively to help students […]
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Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release about University of Maine researcher Ivona Cetinić being one of four Maine scientists featured in The Oceanography Society’s “Women in Oceanography: The Next Decade,” a supplement to the December issue of “Oceanography” magazine. The report reviews progress in career advancement for female oceanographers over the last […]
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Mark Berry, president and CEO of the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, mentioned the organization’s partnership with the University of Maine during an interview with the Portland Press Herald. Berry said the institute, which is a nonprofit that works to inspire people to explore outside, has a partnership with UMaine that was developed through […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) voted unanimously to enter a development agreement with Maryland-based company Fiberight that wants to build a solid waste processing facility in Hampden that will turn trash into biofuel. The MRC hired a team of students from UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) led by Hemant […]
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