The Bangor Daily News has a report on a project for which Nathan Weise, a UMaine professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a team of students will collaborate with the Blue Hill-based company PowerWise to allow 50 households in the Blue Hill area to track their energy use in both real time and over […]
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A UMaine student was featured Wednesday in the Bangor Daily News’ Photo of the Day. Vinni Nesin, a student from Lincoln, was enjoying the relatively warm temperatures by riding her skateboard on campus. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Brenda Bracy, a nutrition associate with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Eat Well Nutrition Education Program, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about the hidden sugars in yogurt marketed for children. Bracy said less sugar is always better. She also offered a recipe for a yogurt-based ranch dip that children can help […]
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Applications are now being accepted for the University of Maine’s Dive In 2012, a program for college-bound high school students interested in pursuing a career in the marine sciences.
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There will be a reception at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House following a memorial service on Saturday, March 10, for Carol Abbott, who passed away on Friday. Abbott was a UMaine alumna, the wife of former University of Maine football coach and professor Walter Abbott and the mother of current UMaine athletic director […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported UMaine hockey player Spencer Abbott has been named the Hockey East Player of the Year by College Hockey Weekly. Abbott, a senior who is not related to UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott, leads the country in scoring and in points per game. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Bangor TV station WABI ran a report on a group of Japanese students who visited Brewer High School through a partnership between UMaine’s Intensive English Institute and Hirosaki University in Japan. The students are interested in learning not only English but also American culture. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The Washington Post ran an Associated Press story that included comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer about former Gov. Angus King’s announcement that he will run for U.S. Senate. Brewer said King is at the top of his list of Senate candidates, even without the backing of a major party. The NBC-TV affiliate in […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about alumna Carol Abbott, the mother of current UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott and the wife of former UMaine football coach and professor Walter Abbott, who died Friday. Carol Abbott earned an English degree in 1959 from UMaine, according to the story, where she met Walter Abbott, who […]
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Comments from University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and ornamental horticulturist Lois Berg Stack were included in a national PBS NewsHour news blog on the new, interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Map, which reflects shifting climate zones in the United States. It serves as a guide for farmers and gardeners to see minimum temperatures across the […]
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