UMaine Museum of Art Director and Curator George Kinghorn has been invited to be a guest reviewer at FotoFest, the 14th international biennial of photography, being held March 19 – 24 in Houston. Kinghorn joins other directors and curators from prestigious museums throughout the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Haus der Fotografie, […]
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The website Nanowerk, which focuses on nanotechnology issues, has a report on the robotic Venus flytrap created by Mohsen Shahinpoor, Richard C. Hill Professor and chair of UMaine’s mechanical engineering department. The robotic Venus flytrap has with nanosensors and a thin, pliable metal composite material that he invented as part of his ongoing artificial muscle […]
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In a story about the upcoming FTN 2.0 Biomass and Beyond forum, the Bangor Daily News noted Andrew Plant, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, will participate in the day-long meeting on the status and future development of alternative energy in Maine. plant researches liquid and solid biofuel for farmers, according to the story. […]
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed by several news outlets after Monday’s announcement that former Gov. Angus King would enter the race for U.S. Senate to replace Olympia Snowe. Brewer told Fox News that King goes to the top of the list of candidates, even though he will run as an Independent without the […]
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Jeff Letourneau, a University of Maine System employee who works on the UMaine campus as the executive director of the system’s Networkmaine, was quoted in a story in the Journal Tribune of Biddeford. In the story, which was about Great Works Internet (GWI), Letourneau noted GWI is working with UMaine on a project that will […]
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The University of Maine student group Engineers Without Borders-UMaine (EWB-UMaine) was named Sunday the winner of the Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge, which comes with a top prize of $25,000. The award was announced at America East Conference Basketball Championship tournament in Hartford, Conn.
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The first speaker for the University of Maine Correll Presidential Lecture Series will be Ernest Morrell, director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College. He’ll speak March 26 about English language arts instruction.
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Several local media outlets covered Saturday’s Engineering Expo hosted at UMaine. Bangor TV station WABI interviewed College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey, who said the goal of the event, which featured hands-on activities for more than 1,500 school children, is to encourage the next generation of engineers. Victoria Blanchette of the College of Engineering told […]
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Mark Brewer, a political scientist at UMaine, was interviewed by a number of media outlets about the repercussions of U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s recent resignation announcement. The Reuters news service interviewed Brewer about whether or not her resignation will encourage compromise in Congress. In a Portland Press Herald story, Brewer said there have always been […]
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UMaine’s Mike Kinnison, an associate professor of evolutionary applications, was interviewed for a segment of the web series “Down to Earth” in a YouTube video about the new movie, “Salmon Fishing in Yemen.” Kinnison said the idea of salmon fishing in Yemen is far-fetched because Yemen has no year-round flowing rivers. Kinnison also discussed efforts […]
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