The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s submission of a proposal to the state Public Utilities Commission for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy project. Details of the proposal are confidential, according to a PUC official. Miami Herald, […]
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An opinion piece published in the Bangor Daily News titled “For a strong economic future, education must be forefront” cites a study by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine economist. Trostel’s study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” looks at the fiscal benefits of creating a […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and the Associated Press reported on a rare two-tone lobster at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. The half-orange and half-brown lobster was donated to the institute by Ship to Shore Lobster Co. in Owl’s Head. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine told WMTW that type of two-tone […]
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Bloomberg reported $16 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding for 17 tidal energy-related projects, including one from the University of Maine. The funding will help UMaine continue evaluation of fish interactions with a turbine now in Cobscook Bay and provides an opportunity to explore previously collected data to enhance understanding of the fish communities […]
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Doctor Tipster reported on research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine, that found eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol. She also found a diet enriched with the fruit can normalize gene […]
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Medical Xpress reported on research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine. Klimis-Zacas’ latest research found eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol. She also found a diet enriched with the fruit can […]
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Fenceviewer, the community news and information website for Hancock County, Maine, included an article on the need for participants in a University of Maine-led child food and fitness study called iCook. The five-state, $2.5 million USDA study is designed to prevent childhood obesity by improving culinary skills and promoting family meals. Researchers are seeking 100 children […]
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The University of Maine-led offshore wind project and its deployment of the first floating offshore wind turbine in the U.S. was mentioned in a Design News blog titled “Researchers build concrete-composite offshore floating wind turbine.”
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The Harold L. Chute DVM Center for Equine Research and Education was dedicated at its official opening Aug. 19 at the J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center at the University of Maine. Harold Chute was a UMaine professor of animal and veterinary sciences for more than 22 years. Chute, who died in 2008, also wrote […]
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University of Maine graduate student Bridie McGreavy was one of 29 doctoral students nationwide who were selected to participate in this year’s Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top Ph.D. students and faculty to discuss current topics […]
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