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UMaine Cross Country Teams Earn National Academic Honors

Measures of classroom performance, eligibility, and retention draw a picture of the academic culture in each NCAA sport.

Rogers Farm Hosting Summer Educational Events

Three events are being held in July at the University of Maine Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility on Bennoch Road in Stillwater to highlight sustainable agricultural research being conducted there. On July 3, a research tour organized by UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture specialist Ellen Mallory is being offered for a group of 35 […]

Courage to Teach

A University of Maine Cooperative Extension-sponsored initiative seeks to build individual, group and organizational capacity to strengthen what is working well for public school teachers while creatively and effectively garnering the support needed to address what needs attention.

UMaine Student Wins Truman Scholarship

Nicole Golden, a University of Maine junior who is a double major in psychology and sociology, has been named a winner of a Truman Scholarship. Golden is one of 54 winners selected from 587 candidates nominated by 292 colleges and universities. Truman Scholars were chosen by 16 independent selection panels on the basis of their […]

Baseball, Softball Players Continue Careers

University of Maine baseball player Stephen Perakslis has been selected in the 21st round, 644th overall, of the 2012 MLB Entry Draft, by the Chicago Cubs. He becomes the second Black Bear drafted in as many days, joining Jeffrey Gibbs who was selected Tuesday in the ninth round, 303rd overall, by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Perakslis, […]

Graduate Student Explores Link Between Carbon Dioxide and Blindness in Cod

Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, researchers have determined why cod living at high densities developed cataracts.

Study Finds Relationship Between Dairy Food Intake and Arterial Stiffness

Adults who include dairy foods in their diets might be reducing their arterial stiffness and decreasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of
Maine and Australian National University.

ADVANCE Rising Tide Center Announces 2012 Faculty Grants

Initiative aimed at fostering the professional development of UMaine female faculty members in engineering, mathematics, technology, and the physical, biological and social-behavioral sciences.

Research Quantifies Underwater Treadmill Energy Expenditure

University of Maine graduate and undergraduate students in exercise science have established in recent research that an underwater treadmill also can provide effective low-impact rehabilitation and cardiovascular conditioning.

UMaine Standouts on Performance Awards Watch List

University of Maine football standouts Michael Cole and Justin Perillo have been named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards’ Watch Lists, according to the Maine Black Bears website. Cole, a junior defensive lineman from North Brunswick, N.J., was a Second Team All-CAA selection last season. He led the conference with 11.0 sacks and had […]

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