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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Multiple news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News, Channel 2 (WLBZ) and Mainebiz carried reports of the $7.9 million donation to the University of Maine Foundation by the estate of 1958 UMaine engineering graduate and philanthropist Thomas Hosmer of Massachusetts. The money is will support maintenance projects on campus, an endowed scholarship and an endowed […]
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A New York Daily News report about a Nova Scotia lobster boat pulling a rare bright blue lobster from the Atlantic included a reference to the University of Maine Lobster Institute, which has said blue lobsters are a 1 in 2 million phenomenon. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The international SustainableBusiness.com website noted plans by the oil company Statoil to build the world’s largest floating wind farm off the Maine coast with research assistance from the University of Maine’s Wind Energy Lab. Maine is considered a prime location for offshore wind projects because of state policy and the UMaine lab, “where they are […]
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University of Maine women’s track and field standout Corey Conner has been named a United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association second team All-American. Conner, a senior nursing major from Townsend, Mass., placed 16th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend to earn the distinction. […]
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Dustin Penner, a former University of Maine men’s ice hockey player, won the 2012 Stanley Cup on Tuesday night with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-1. He joins former Black Bear Jimmy Howard, who previously won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings during the 2008 season, as […]
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Watch the events and download a book celebrating the inauguration of President Paul Ferguson.
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UMaine’s top student-athletes discuss excellence in the classroom and on the field.
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