The University of Maine seismometer charted the 2.5-magnitude earthquake off Boothbay Harbor on Jan. 14. Alice Kelley, a faculty member in the UMaine School of Earth and Climate Sciences, has prepared a seismometer graphic displaying the occurrence, and is available at 207.581.2056 to discuss the event. The seismometer, obtained in 2009 and connected to the […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) aired an interview with University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium Director Alan Davenport for a report on the planetarium’s February shows, which include one focusing on black holes in space.
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The Bangor Daily News carried an article and posted on its website an interview with University of Maine economist Todd Gabe, who recently completed an economic impact study showing the Bangor Waterfront Concerts generated more than $30 million in Bangor-area spending over the last three years. The Lewiston-based Sun Journal also ran the story.
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UMaine study assesses Bangor concerts’ economic impact.
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Environmental attorney says regulatory reform needed in the quest for renewable energy alternatives.
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In her Bangor Daily News blog, Pollways, University of Maine political science professor Amy Fried discussed the Obama administration’s opposition to an expensive “Death Star” proposal, and noted that the United States spent in 2011 more on national defense spending than the next 13 nations combined.
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In a recent Bangor Daily News blog, Education: Future Imperfect, University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal discussed compensation for presidents of colleges and universities and some of the responsibilities of top leadership positions.
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The Kennebec Journal posted online a photograph of a central Maine woman receiving a free hearing checkup at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show by a technician participating in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility program, which assists farmers with chronic health issues and disabilities across the state.
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The Bangor Daily News carried a Las Vegas Sun article that noted a new potato variety developed at the University of Maine specifically for potato chips was among the new or novel exhibits at the Potato Expo at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
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