Research at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center was mentioned in a report on the Composites World website about the use of the resin infusion process in fiberglass composites. The story noted UMaine is investigating thermoplastic composite wind blades that could mean better performance under extreme heat. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The UMaine Summer Music Festival production of “Johnny Baseball” was recommended in the Culture Shock blog on the Bangor Daily News website as one of the top things to do in Maine this weekend. The show, which was noted as a “very unique treat,” is a new musical being readied for a Broadway debut next […]
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In a story on the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier website, UMaine student Neil St. Cyr was included for starting a new pop-up clothing business in a Main Street storefront in Biddeford. The store will be open until Aug. 31 as part of the Heart of Biddeford’s program to provide positive youth experiences and promote entrepreneurism in the […]
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University of Maine physics and astronomy professor Neil Comins, an expert on space, space travel, the planets, and author of many books on the subject, is available to discuss the significance of the planned Mars landing at 1:31 a.m., Monday, Aug. 6 of NASA’s largest research rover Curiosity. Comins can discuss how the success or […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat reported on a meeting with Maine native, current U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon and University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators Barb Murphy and Frank Wertheim and others in the Partners for a Hunger-Free York County collaborative. They met in Alfred, Maine, to discuss efforts to end hunger in York County […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed a group of students who shared success stories they said were made possible by UMaine’s Upward Bound, a federally funded program that helps students transition from high school to college. Funding has been cut drastically for the program nationwide, but U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine said Wednesday the program is […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed Jesse Moriarity, coordinator for UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, which helps entrepreneurial UMaine students develop business and marketing plans for new ideas. Ph.D. candidate James Beaupre, a partner with UMaine political science graduate Nate Wildes in Stillwater Poster Company, which operates out of the Foster Center, also was interviewed for […]
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The PhysOrg.com website posted a UMaine news release about a recent study and journal article by UMaine sociology professor Amy Blackstone on her research findings that female supervisors, somewhat surprisingly, are frequent targets of sexual harassment by colleagues and subordinates. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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For a feature report on the personality and legacy of University of Maine Honors College Dean and math professor Charlie Slavin, who died unexpectedly this week, Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed several colleagues and an Honors College graduate who remembered Slavin fondly. Samantha Paradis, who graduated in May with a double major in history and theater, […]
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Several Hall of Fame coaches, including former Mississippi and Louisiana State coach Van Chancellor, and other familiar names will participate in the UMaine women’s basketball team’s first Coaches Clinic at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. Chancellor also guided the Houston Comets to four WNBA championships and the U.S. national team to an Olympic gold […]
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