Inventor and entrepreneur James Ferguson uses his head. And with assistance from University of Maine researchers, he’s creating a material to help other people protect theirs. The founder and CEO of Alba-Technic, LLC in Winthrop, Maine has developed a patented, shock-absorbing material system to shield the brain from injury. Ferguson, a former nuclear power plant […]
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Five University of Maine students have been named winners of the 2016 Edith Patch Award. The award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated scholarship and service in the fields of science, agriculture, engineering or environmental education, and who show promise for future contribution in their field. The award is named […]
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Shad, sturgeon, salmon and lampreys have swum up the Penobscot River to spawn for eons. In honor of this annual migration, the UMaine Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society is hosting its own run, albeit on land, on April 30. The second annual Spawning Run 5K starts at 9 a.m. in front of Nutting […]
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Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of economics, and chair of the Environment and Energy Section, U.S. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, will be one of the experts presenting on transportation at the Washington, D.C. conference, U.S. Energy Policy in the 2016 Elections and Beyond: Incremental or […]
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“Just over the hill” or “downstream” are phrases commonly used to communicate location. But how can these basic instructions be used for computing? With a two-year, $175,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation, Torsten Hahmann, an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science, will explore the implications of informal spatial descriptions […]
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The 2016 Faculty Institute will be 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. May 20 at the University of Maine at Augusta, sponsored by University College. The free institute offers tools, resources and strategies practiced and shared by University of Maine System faculty that can add value to any course. This year, the keynote speaker will be independent education […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service are sponsoring a free cover crop field walk Tuesday, April 26, at Stonyvale Farm in Exeter. Those wanting to take part are asked to meet at 1 p.m. at the Exeter Town Office at 1220 Stetson Road to carpool to the farm. Stonyvale Farm […]
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Cary Libkin, director and recently retired chair of musical theatre from Pennsylvania State University, will coach School of Performing Arts students in a master class April 28, from 1–3 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. In the workshop, which is free and open to the public, Libkin will coach five UMaine students in acting the song […]
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The Franco American Studies program at the University of Maine will host its fifth annual retreat of Franco-American writers and artists April 22–24 at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. More than 30 attendees from New England, Quebec and New Brunswick are expected to attend. The event aims to gather members of the Franco-American creative […]
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University of Maine students in an advanced art education course will present their community art service project, “Weaving a Story,” during the 22nd annual HOPE Festival. From 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center, the students will provide the opportunity for participants to contribute to a collaborative […]
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