Ryan Tewhey, ’05, recently was included in the “30 Under 30: Science” feature in Forbes magazine. The “30 Under 30” series highlights young professionals who are distinguishing themselves in their chosen fields. Tewhey graduated from UMaine in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology, with an additional major in biochemistry. He is […]
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University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried was a call-in guest on the WZON morning radio talk show, The Pulse, on Thursday. She discussed problems with a proposed legislative initiative – LD199 – to require Maine residents to produce photo IDs before voting. The discussion starts about 2 hours and 6 minutes into the program. […]
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The Bangor Daily News has an advance on next week’s visits to campus by the three finalists for the UMaine System chancellor position. All three will be on the UMaine campus Jan. 18-20 with open forum sessions from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in Wells Conference Center Room 2. The system’s chancellor search web page […]
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Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will be a guest during the 3 p.m. hour Friday on the National Public Radio “Science Friday” show. Dagher will discuss the potential of deepwater floating turbines. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Several media outlets, including the Hartford Courant covered the news that former UMaine President Robert Kennedy has been appointed as president of the Connecticut Board of Regents. Kennedy had served as the interim president since September. the Journal News of New York ran an Associated Press story about the announcement, which noted the regents oversee […]
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A Bangor Daily News report on Thursday night’s Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce dinner noted UMaine’s Habib Dagher, the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was named the winner of the Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Mainebiz website has an item (http://www.mainebiz.biz/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120119/NEWS0101/120119947) about the news that UMaine is part of a consortium of New England schools that will receive a grant for transportation research. The research is part of a nationwide, $77 million federal effort for research to promote transportation safety and efficiency. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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FIS, the website of Fish and Information Services, noted a pilot project being done by the UMaine-based Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension’s Marine Extension Team that will help mussel farmers build understanding and knowledge of growing kelp. Through photosynthesis and simple growth, seaweeds remove carbon dioxide and nitrogen from the atmosphere. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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University of Maine associate professor of new media Jon Ippolito and George Markowsky, professor and associate director of the UMaine School of Computing and Information Science, were interviewed for a 6 p.m. Channel 7 (WVII) news report Wednesday on proposed Congressional Internet piracy legislation. The proposal, designed to stem the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content […]
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Maine farmers surveyed recently for a University of Maine Cooperative Extension research project expressed optimism about the state’s farming opportunities and suggested business would improve if the “buy local” message reaches more consumers and institutions.
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