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Hudson Museum Artifact May Have Been Motivation for Seattle Seahawks Logo
The University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is home to an artifact that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks: a carved Northwest Coast transformation mask. The wooden mask, which depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened, is part […]
Read moreThe Value of Good Corporate Citizenship
Companies considered to be good social performers are more likely to limit the levels of pay for their executives than similar firms within their industries, according to University of Maine researchers. However, the top executives at the large firms examined in the study are not being penalized. The average compensation package in the sample was […]
Read moreHale Named Founding Project Leader of Maine Career Connect
Michelle Hale of Bangor has been named project leader of Maine Career Connect, a Bangor-based nonprofit program of the University of Maine Rising Tide Center. Maine Career Connect, funded by a $284,093 grant from the National Science Foundation, will work to network a consortium of employers in central and eastern Maine with newly relocated professional […]
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UMaine’s CCAR Assists in Development of Recirculating Aquaculture Technology
UMaine’s CCAR assists in development of recirculating aquaculture technology.
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UMaine forestry, Social Work Researchers Team Up to Help Maine Landowners Overcome Challenges
UMaine forestry, social work researchers team up to help Maine landowners overcome challenges.
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UMaine Sophomore on Track With 4K for Cancer
UMaine sophomore on track with 4K for Cancer.
Read moreThe University of Maine Launches an Innovative Faculty Leadership Program
The University of Maine is launching an innovative leadership program that will prepare a group of faculty from across the campus to serve as ambassadors to Maine communities and constituents. The Blue Sky Faculty Fellows Program will help to strengthen UMaine’s contributions to the state by building a network of faculty leaders who can communicate […]
Read moreSexual Selection May Result in Bigger-Billed Male Birds, says UMaine Researcher
To female coastal plain swamp sparrows, male bill size matters. When looking for a mate outside of their pair bond, female coastal plain swamp sparrows (Melospiza georgiana nigrescens) choose males with large bills, according to a University of Maine-led study conducted along Delaware Bay. Small-billed males are more at risk of being cheated on by […]
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UMaine Doctoral Graduate Receives International Prize for Studying First Human Settlement in Peruvian Andes
UMaine doctoral graduate receives international prize for studying first human settlement in Peruvian Andes.
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