For more information, contact Amy Kaye, (207) 581-2063 ORONO — When supporting a friend who has been victimized by a bully, young adolescents respond with a range of advice and actions. Girls most often suggest telling an adult or confronting the bully to try to understand the conflict, while boys are more apt to minimize […]
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Several news outlets, including Bloomberg Business Week, carried an Associated Press story that noted remarks made Wednesday by Deputy U.S. Interior Secretary David Hayes to the U.S. Senate’s Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday that Maine is place to test new technology being developed for offshore, deepwater wind power, and that the federal government is committed to […]
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Maine Public Radio broadcast a report about research in bio-based plastics, including research being done at UMaine, where scientists are planning to produce a plastic resin called PLA, which stands for poly lactic acid, using wood chips and potato waste. The radio report also included statistics from a 2007 report by UMaine economist Jonathan Rubin, […]
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WABI Television provided coverage of Wednesday’s camp fair at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The Division of Student Affairs and Foster Center for Student Innovation partnered with the United Way of Eastern Maine to stage the event, which provided opportunities for area youngsters and their parents to learn about summer camp activities.
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Sharon Barker, director of the Women’s Resource Center at UMaine, was interviewed Wednesday by Bangor television station WLBZ during the 25th annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference, which was held at UMaine. Barker said numbers of females in many scientific fields are flat or dropping. The event, which is designed to help girls gain a broader […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a report about Wednesday’s alternative energy conference held at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle. Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was one of the speakers. Dagher spoke about UMaine’s research efforts in deepwater offshore wind power.
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 UMaine’s Rising Tide Center, funded by a National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant, is offering grant opportunities to foster the professional development of women in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, along with social and behavioral science (SBS) disciplines. For example, grants may fund: • visiting scholars • […]
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Contact: June Carter (207) 581-2312 or june.carter@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine’s Onward Program, which helps people facing economic or academic challenges obtain four-year degrees, will host two information sessions on Thursday March 24. The sessions are scheduled for UMaine’s East Annex building from 2-4 p.m. and from 5-7 p.m. Visitors will tour the […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Lab, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about a new federal survey indicating that Maine’s agricultural industry appears to be healthy and growing. Lichtenwalner said the increasing number of cattle on Maine farms may reflect farmers’ ability to make the most of their grazing […]
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Marjie Harris of UMaine’s School of Social Work was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the seriousness of older adults’ substance abuse, which will be the focus of a daylong conference April 1 in Northport. Harris says the conference will explore ways social workers and others can help older Mainers live without drug […]
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