The Bangor Daily News published a report about Carol Kim, vice president for research and dean of the graduate school at the University of Maine, testifying before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Kim spoke about UMaine’s multidisciplinary initiatives focused on helping elders to age and thrive in place. A lot of UMaine’s aging […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine will present an honorary doctorate degree to alumni Dana Connors of Gray, Maine, during the 213th Commencement. Connors is the longtime president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and serves on the boards of the Maine Economic Research Institute, the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership and […]
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MPBN highlighted a device built by University of Maine new media students that senses when a person has fallen and uses mobile networks to send assistance. The device, which was tested on volunteer ice skaters, has a gyroscope that detects movement, a cell module and a microcontroller that interprets data. It can be worn on […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the presentation of seven teams of University of Maine Mechanical Engineering Technology students who unveiled devices they designed to allow an 8-year-old girl with one hand to play the recorder. The students presented their senior capstone projects to several judges, as well as Nia, the local girl who was born […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Maine Day, the University of Maine’s annual campuswide spring cleanup tradition. Throughout the day, UMaine community members completed service projects aimed at sprucing up campus, enjoyed a free barbecue, and competed for the oozeball — mud volleyball — championship. “We use the university grounds for everything, and we live here […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine Ph.D. student Nadir Yildirim and UMaine alumnus Alexander Chasse won the 2015 UMaine Business Challenge for their company that aims to develop forest-based, environmentally friendly materials for the construction, insulation and food-packaging industries. Yildirim, a student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of […]
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The Associated Press reported seven teams of University of Maine Mechanical Engineering Technology students are preparing to unveil devices they designed to allow an 8-year-old girl with one hand to play the recorder. The students will present their projects on Maine Day, April 29, in Bennett Hall. Maine Day at the university is about providing […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Acadia Harvest, a startup company that is developing a land-based, indoor fish farm to raise black sea bass and California yellowtail, recently was awarded two grants. The company, which is located at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin, was awarded $657,000 from the National […]
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Mainebiz reported funds for Blackstone Accelerates Growth, a $3 million initiative launched in 2011 by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, will run out this fall and won’t be renewed in the program’s current form. Blackstone Accelerates Growth is a partnership among the Maine Technology Institute, the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the Foster Center for […]
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Jeffrey Hecker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald titled “Timely graduation could help cut UMaine student debt.” Hecker cited recent findings that show the amount of debt students accumulate while earning a bachelor’s degree depends on how long they […]
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