Contact: Laurie Connell, (207) 581- 2470; Rosemary Smith, (207) 581-3361 ORONO — The University of Maine recently became one of the first to receive an international research partnership award, designed to link U.S. scientists and engineers with counterparts in Ireland to study environmental and seafood contaminants. The BEACONS (biosafety for environmental contaminants using novel sensors) […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A June 14 Maine Technology Institute (MTI) awarded of $99,780 will help provide momentum for efforts by a South Bristol company to develop a new building insulation fiber from recycled paper and paperboard. The University of Maine’s Process Development Center (PDC) received the MTI grant for this […]
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Contact: 207-659-1880 or raehathaway@hotmail.com ORONO — Last summer, in a country where nearly half the population of 135 million lives in poverty, Rachel Hathaway solidified her commitment to a career devoted to human rights advocacy. She plans to do it using microfinance. “When the five senses are engaged and you see children forced to beg […]
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Contact: James Wilson, 581-4368 ORONO — A team of University of Maine researchers led by marine scientist James Wilson is studying the relationship among competition, regulation and conservation in the fishing industry. The research is integrating cutting-edge computer modeling, and fishermen’s and scientists’ knowledge of three very different fisheries — lobster, sea urchins and groundfish. […]
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Contact: Kristy Ouellette, 353-5550 LEWISTON — Twelve-year-old Naima Arte is making a traditional East African black dress and Naima Odowa, 14, has cut and sewn a black and white scarf with embroidered red hearts. Making clothes with traditional colors “is who we are,” says Odowa, who immigrated to the United States from Kenya with her […]
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Contact: Elizabeth Viselli, Associate Program Manager, (207) 581-2831 OR0NO, Maine–The University of Maine AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center has designed and launched a new website to provide current information regarding the DeepCwind Consortium. It can be viewed at http://www.deepcwind.org. Website visitors can browse information about all aspects of the consortium–research initiative, view available opportunities for […]
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Contact: Ali Abedi, 581-2231 ORONO — The University of Maine has received a two-year NASA grant to create an interdisciplinary research and education program focused on a wireless system to detect leaks in inflatable structures, such as lunar habitats, and domes and bridges used in defense and civilian situations. UMaine Professor Ali Abedi has received […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will tour the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center on Monday June 14. During his visit, Chu will learn more about UMaine’s innovative research and development activity related to deepwater offshore wind power. Maine voters signaled their support of […]
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Contact: Sid Mitchell, (207) 581-3435 ORONO — To better protect students with potentially life-threatening peanut allergies, schools should implement comprehensive food allergy action plans that include age-appropriate accommodations, personnel training and communication with parents, according to two education researchers. Dianne Hoff at the University of West Georgia, who conducts research on the social/political context of […]
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Contact: Mark Hutchinson, Cooperative Extension educator, (207) 832-0343 MONMOUTH — The faculty of the award-winning Maine Compost School will present a two-day compost workshop for schools and public institutions August 17-18 at Highmoor Farm, a University of Maine Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station in Monmouth, Maine. The workshop will focus on developing compost/recycling programs in […]
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