The Bangor Daily News reported that the body of Capt. John “Jay” Brainard III of Newport, a 2008 UMaine graduate who was killed last month in Afghanistan, was to arrive Thursday morning in Bangor and be transported to Newport for a memorial service. Brainard was a political science major and he earned the rank of […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art is kicking off the summer with four new exhibitions and a fresh rotation of the museum’s permanent collection. Exhibits include painter Arnold Mesches’ “Arnold Mesches: A Minispective,” sculptor Richard Haden’s “Carved Signs” and installation artist Chris Natrop’s “Lily Ponder.” The summer exhibitions begin June 22 and run through […]
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An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about a National Research Council report released this week on the future of the nation’s research institutions included comments from participant and University of Maine President Paul Ferguson. Ferguson said programs like the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) are helpful for institutions […]
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Habib Dagher, professor of civil and structural engineering and director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, joined John Ferland, vice president of project development of Ocean Renewable Power Company, and Keith Shortall, host of Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program to discuss benefits and challenges of developing offshore, deep […]
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Comments by University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in an Associated Press post-primary election article posted on the New England Cable News website. Brewer said the low voter turnout and large field of candidates tended to favor those with name recognition. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Athletic Business magazine has posted on its website a Bangor Daily News article about University of Maine men’s hockey players participating in a research project with exercise science students to determine the cardiovascular effects and energy expenditure of an underwater treadmill being used for rehabilitating injured athletes. The research established for the first time […]
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Dana Morse, a member of the marine extension team of the University of Maine-based Maine Sea Grant, was interviewed for a feature article in The Working Waterfront about the challenges of farm-raising razor clams. Morse recently organized a workshop with Northeast shellfish researchers on razor clam culture for Maine coast growers. Contact: George Manlove, (207) […]
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Two University of Maine faculty members and a UMaine graduate student recently won awards for wood-related research at the 66th International Convention of the Forest Products Society. William Davids, the John C. Bridge Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Stephen Shaler, a professor of wood science, were named winners of the L.J. Markwardt Wood […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was mentioned by The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article on the nation’s research universities. The report made reference to EPSCoR’s influence on Maine researchers.
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Len Kaye, professor of social work and director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network program “Maine Calling,” during which several panelists fielded questions about new thoughts on what aging is and what it means, particularly for baby boomers, who are more independent, healthy, […]
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