Video interviews and perspectives from University of Maine marine scientists were included in two Boston/New England Emmy-nominated productions by Maine Public Broadcasting Network, according to a report in the Portland Press Herald. The science program “Sustainable Maine” was nominated for the documentaries “Desperate Alewives” in the Outstanding Environmental Program category and “The Triple Bottom Line” […]
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The website RECHARGE mentioned UMaine in a report on a novel wind turbine development. The website noted plans by the designers of a novel, ultra-large offshore vertical axis wind blade system to engage UMaine in the proof-of-concept research stage of its development in 2016. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and blueberry specialist David Yarborough and UMaine Extension entomology specialist Frank Drummond, who holds a joint appointment with UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the value of bees for pollinating Maine’s wild blueberry and fruit crops. Drummond has been leading […]
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William Dee Nichols has been named Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, effective July 1. Nichols, who is nationally recognized for his work in the field of literacy, will replace Anne Pooler, who is retiring after 36 years at UMaine. Nichols was recommended following a national search. […]
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David Hart, director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine and research leader for the UMaine-based Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI), was in Washington, D.C. this week serving as a panelist at the prestigious National Academies Symposium “Science, Innovation, and Partnerships for Sustainability Solutions.” Hart, a professor of in the School […]
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The Bangor Daily News has advanced a stage reading from “The Glooskape Chronicles: Creation and the Venetian Basket,” a free and public event at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21 at UMaine’s Neville Hall. The play was written by author and UMaine adjunct faculty member Donna Loring, and directed by Native American author and playwright William […]
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Sarah Smiley, a 2012 University of Maine master of arts in communication graduate and columnist for the Bangor Daily News, was interviewed for a CNN feature story and video on her “Dinner with the Smileys” project. Smiley and her children invite special guests once a week to share dinner with her family and fill the […]
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Two brothers from Orrington, Maine, have won top prize in the first annual UMaine Business Challenge for UMaine student entrepreneurs. UMaine marketing student Luke Thomas and Jake Thomas, an outdoor recreation and business student at the University of Maine at Farmington, won $5,000 cash and start-up business support to promote and market their company, AerialFly, […]
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As part of its designation as a StormReady Campus, the University of Maine will host a National Weather Service SkyWarn storm-spotter training class at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23 in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Presented by the National Weather Service office in Caribou, training topics include storm identification, reporting procedures, awareness and […]
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The University of Maine’s doubleheaders Friday and Saturday against America East conference leader Stony Brook will be the stage for a series of events before, during and after the games. Friday’s doubleheader, which starts at 3 p.m., features a Goodwill clothing drive for which donations are welcome. There will be fireworks following the second game. […]
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