A Portland Press Herald story about a high school robotics competition noted that UMaine students served as referees, judges and scorekeepers. The event was held Saturday at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The University of Maine J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center’s dairy operation has received the top quality producer award for Agri-Mark Region 14 for 2011.
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The Bangor Daily News reported most of the members of UMaine’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity are back in their house on College Avenue following repairs and renovations this semester. The house was shut down in September by Orono town officials are several code violations were discovered after an inspection. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Sol Goldman, an adjunct faculty member who teaches law classes in the UMaine department of political science, was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News story about the Occupy Bangor encampment outside the Bangor Public Library. One Occupy Bangor member told the BDN that Goldman, who is not an Occupy Bangor member, offered to step in […]
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The website Environmental Research Web posted information about research done by UMaine engineer Shaleen Jain and a former UMaine graduate student. Jain, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, researched the the impact of past typhoons on the Korean peninsula, providing climate risk analysis to help officials make informed decisions about how and there […]
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National hazing expert Elizabeth Allan, a UMaine faculty member, was interviewed by the Florida Times Union about the death last week of a Florida A&M student who was a drum major the school’s marching band. Allan, who in 2008 released a national hazing study with fellow UMaine faculty member Mary Madden, told the newspaper many […]
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Every year, the University Bookstore—the University of Maine’s official bookstore—commissions the design of a UMaine ornament. Each edition is carefully crafted of the finest materials and depicts a university landmark or symbol. However, the real beauty of the ornament, modeled this year after Stevens Hall, is how it benefits others. Through its annual commemorative ornament […]
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PORTLAND, Maine— The Maine Tree Club is inviting citizens and visitors interested in learning more about one of the state’s greatest resources to join the club, an educational project designed for people of all ages to learn about trees, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Forest Service.
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Wednesday’s unseasonably warm temperature prompted a report in the Lewiston Sun Journal that included an interview with Sean Birkel, a post-doctoral research associate at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. Birkel said one spell of above- or below-normal weather is not necessarily a symptom of climate change, but historical temperatures show Maine is warming, especially the winters. […]
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UMaine’s deepwater offshore wind power research was mentioned in a Working Waterfront story about the issue. The story noted UMaine’s Offshore Wind Energy Laboratory, which is based at the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus, is collaborating with industry partners on on new tools for offshore wind turbine construction and siting. Elizabeth Viselli, […]
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