The University of Maine System Rural Health and Well-being Grand Challenge Initiative’s Injury Prevention Collaborative recently held a seed grant competition for UMS researchers. The program is coordinated by Marcella Sorg and Jamie Wren at the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with assistance from UMaine’s Office of Research Development. The UMS Injury […]
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Roger Hooke, beloved University of Maine mentor and researcher and giant in the fields of glaciology and geomorphology, died March 10 at the age of 82. Hooke joined the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute in 2000 as a research professor and adviser. One of Hooke’s interests during his time at […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and Morning Ag Clips advanced an April webinar series presented by the Maine Climate & Ag Network at the University of Maine (MECAN). The three-part series will run from noon–1 p.m. on Zoom April 6, 15 and 29, covering the topics of soil health, and pasture and farm water management in relation to […]
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The Maine Monitor talked with John Daigle, a professor of forest recreation management in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, about state and federal initiatives to prevent emerald ash borer infestation in Maine.
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University of Maine civil and environmental engineering senior Madeline Blair of Nazareth, Pennsylvania is the recipient of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) award as a current and future leader. The SWE WE Local 2021 Rising Star Award is presented to members with less than two years of experience, and who have demonstrated outstanding community […]
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Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the potential for offshore wind to power Maine. “Harnessing just 3% of the Gulf of Maine’s offshore wind resource would be enough to fully electrify heating and transportation in Maine,” said Dagher, also Bath Iron […]
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Although gathering in the Augusta Civic Center is not an option for this year’s Maine Sustainability & Water Conference, the event will go on as a virtual gathering to be held on March 31 and April 1. Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador, will deliver the keynote address: “Connection, Not Ownership: The Sacred Relationship Between […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Peter Abbott, the British consul general to New England, is “keen to share expertise” about floating offshore wind with Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. Abbott is conducting a virtual trade mission to Maine this week, which includes meeting with […]
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When she earned her associate degree in electrical and automation technology from Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC), Thao Nguyen, a native of Vietnam, had a number of career options available. With a nudge from her professors, she enrolled in the University of Maine’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program. “I heard all good things about UMaine […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine and the University of Maine Machias, joined The Maine Take with Dana Connors to discuss the production and presentation of the Dirigo Star to the chair of Maine’s Bicentennial Commission, Sen. Bill Diamond. The star, which […]
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