UMaine Dining Services’ menus for UMaine students Oct. 25-27 will feature such fare as baked and candied apples, roast salmon with blueberry salsa, winter squash soup, pumpkin cheesecake and wild rice-stuffed acorn squash, as students are introduced to some delectable and creative ways to prepare and serve Maine-grown produce. The three-day event is in recognition […]
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Discovery News carried an article Oct. 20 about a novel robotic Venus flytrap created at UMaine by mechanical engineering professor Mohsen Shahinpoor that uses soft artificial muscle nanomaterials to replicate the sensory responses of the small carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap. Shahinpoor hopes the model and associated research will lead to improved artificial muscles in […]
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The Watertown Daily Times of northern New York state had a report on researchers who are studying the collapse of native bee colonies in the eastern U.S., and noted a federal grant to study the health of bee colonies, in which UMaine Cooperative Extension professor of insect ecology and insect pest management Frank Drummond is […]
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A tidal power project in Washington County in which UMaine researchers participated was the subject of a Bangor Daily News story. The story said Ocean Renewable Power Co., which worked with UMaine engineers and marine scientists to research areas such as turbine design, assessing the energy sources, and the impacts on both marine life and […]
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The Bangor Daily News is reporting that fundraising for renovations to Memorial Gym and the UMaine fieldhouse are approaching the $14 million goal. UMaine Athletic Director Steve Abbott said the project will get underway if UMaine System trustees approve the plan at their next meeting in November. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Civil engineer Francis Crowe, a 1905 graduate of the University of Maine who went on to oversee construction of 19 of the largest dams in the Western United States, including the Hoover Dam, was profiled in an Investor’s Business Daily article on the Hoover Dam project . The UMaine College of Engineering’s Francis Crowe Society […]
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Bangor television station WLBZ covered Wednesday’s UMaine Engineering Job Fair, which was held at the student recreation center. There were 65 companies at the fair, according to the report. UMaine civil and environmental engineer Eric Landis said in an interview that in a knowledge-based economy, we need engineers to drive innovation. Senior Jessica Sanborn who […]
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The Green Optimist, a website that focuses on alternative energy, carried a Reuters story about UMaine engineer Clay Wheeler’s two-step process for making biofuel from wood. Wheeler said in the story he anticipates the value of biofuel will continue increase as petroleum sources become more scarce. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Several members of the UMaine men’s basketball team were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News report on the international student-athletes playing for the Black Bears this year. Coach Ted Woodward’s team includes a contingent of four from Europe, two Canadians and one Israeli, which means international players make up 47 percent of UMaine’s 15-man roster […]
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A Bangor Daily News article about same-day voter registration included comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer. Brewer said the issue, which will be on the ballot for the Nov. 8 statewide election, is a partisan one, and eliminating same-day voter registration helps Republicans. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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