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Annual UMaine Juried Student Art Exhibition Runs Through May 5
The annual Juried Student Exhibition runs through May 5.
Read moreMainebiz, BDN Cover Statoil Project with UMaine Researchers
Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News carried reports about the progress of Statoil North America’s plans for an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Maine. Statoil has been working with researchers at the University of Maine to test materials and hone floating turbine technology.
Read moreUMaine Study Cited in Arizona Daily Star Article
An Arizona Daily Star article, “University of Arizona fraternity’s ouster should sound an alarm for parents,” cited a 2008 University of Maine study on hazing. The study found 55 percent of students who join fraternities, sororities, sports teams or other student groups experience hazing.
Read moreWVII Reports on UMaine Connection to Bangor High School STEM Program
WVII (Channel 7) reported Bangor High School students in the STEM academy will be able to conduct summer research internships with mentors, many of them University of Maine faculty members, thanks to a $54,000 grant from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation.
Read moreUMaine Extension Cooking Workshop Promoted in Portland Press Herald
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Cooking for Crowds workshop with Kathy Savoie was highlighted in the April 10 Dispatches column of the Portland Press Herald.
Read moreBDN Previews Annual Choral Concert
The Bangor Daily News previewed the upcoming Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s annual choral concert featuring 100 performers from the University Singers and the UMaine Oratorio Society. The groups are led by Dennis Cox and Ludlow Hallman, respectively. The show is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts.
Read moreMedia Reports on UMaine Decision to Buy Out Whitehead’s Contract
The Washington Post, Fox News, ESPN and NHL.com were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s decision to buy out the last year of men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead’s contract. The Bangor Daily News also reported several former UMaine players are among potential candidates to replace Whitehead.
Read moreElectrical Engineering Students Win Best Paper Award
UMaine electrical engineering majors Lonnie Labonte and Asa Sproul won the first place best paper award at IEEE Region 1 Student Conference at MIT April 6. More than 200 students from eight states in the Northeast attended the conference. The students’ winning paper on green skateboard design is part of their capstone design project. This […]
Read moreUMaine will buy out last year of Head Coach Tim Whitehead’s contract
University of Maine President Paul Ferguson has announced that the University will buy out the last year of Coach Tim Whitehead’s contract, ending his appointment as head coach after 11 seasons. This announcement follows several weeks of intense discussions with constituents of the University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Program that included current and former […]
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