The University of Maine Police Department recently donated surplus ballistic vests to the police service in Botswana, a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa. The vests, which had accumulated in storage, were shipped to members of the Botswana Police Service as part of the UMPD’s effort to recycle old and out-of-date equipment. UMaine police searched for […]
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Students, faculty, staff and members of the broader community are invited to attend “Celebrating Charlie,” an event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, to celebrate and remember Honors College Dean Charlie Slavin. The event will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact Honors College coordinator of advancement Emily […]
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Local podiatrist Todd O’Brien has won the top prize at the 2012 American Podiatric Medical Association’s annual scientific meeting for his oral abstract on an electronic tuning fork he invented and developed with assistance from the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Maine Technology Institute. Tuning […]
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The spotted wing drosophila poses a threat to berries and other soft fruit.
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The National Geographic website highlights UMaine marine scientist Rhian Waller’s research in Chile.
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A Maine oyster farmer’s experience inspires graduate students to develop a system for detecting pollutants in seawater.
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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center tests black locust samples bound for a park near the famed Brooklyn Bridge.
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One student’s experience working with the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium and taking a UMaine sculpture class.
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The Los Angeles Review of Books has reviewed and praised University of Maine art historian Justin Wolff’s biography, “Thomas Hart Benton: A Life,” which was published in March. The book focuses on the colorful, contradictory life and work of early 20th century allegorical painter. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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