Horror writer and UMaine alumnus Stephen King and his wife Tabitha King, also a writer and a UMaine graduate, were mentioned in a BDN editorial about Halloween. The editorial noted that the Kings give generously to libraries around the state, recreation groups and education efforts, notably to UMaine. The editorial made the link between the […]
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The website Teru Talk highlighted the news that UMaine engineer Clay Wheeler has developed a new pathway to biofuel from wood and wood-based products. Teru Talk focuses on the clean conversion of waste and biomass to energy, fuels and other commodities. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Several news reports, including one on the British Web site “Wired,” and one in Popular Science describe a new robot developed by UMaine Prof. Mohsen Shahinpoor and collaborators. The robot, built with metallic jaws and sensors, can catch insects. Shahinpoor points out that the material used in the robot could eventually be used in the […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News reported that members of the UMaine women’s basketball team personally delivered season tickets to a few fans in the Bangor/Orono area recently. Coach Richard Barron attributed the idea to Eileen Flaherty, UMaine’s associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator.
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A Portland artist will install a glass sculpture in front of Aubert Hall at the University of Maine Saturday, Oct. 29, a “Percent for Art” project included as part of the Aubert renovations.
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ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute is building a pilot-scale plant for manufacturing cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), a wood-based reinforcing material that is increasingly of interest to researchers worldwide looking for super-strong materials that could replicate synthetic plastics.
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Contact: Brian Roth, (207) 581-2861 or brian.roth@maine.edu ORONO, Maine – A diverse group of forest landowners, managers, forest products companies, conservation organizations, and state agencies had a first-hand look Thursday at research focused on options for sustainably managing Maine’s northern forests into the future during a field tour hosted by the University of Maine’s Cooperative Forestry […]
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UMaine junior Yuri Chornobil was the subject of a feature story in the Brighton Pittsford Messenger Post of Brighton, N.Y., for both his achievements in academics and athletics. Chornobil, a Brighton native, is a member of the Black Bears men’s swimming and diving team, and a zoology-biology major who is headed to Australia next fall […]
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The website PhysOrg posted a UMaine news release about a robot version of a Venus Flytrap constructed by UMaine’s Mohsen Shahinpoor, a mechanical engineering professor. Shahinpoor made the robot out of a nanomaterial he invented several years ago that can be used to mimic muscle function. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A biofuel discovery made by UMaine chemical engineering Associate Professor Clay Wheeler and students in his lab was the subject of an article in the Bangor Daily News. The BDN included a UMaine video about the process to make the biofuel. Wheeler told the newspaper the process is unique in its simplicity. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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