Portland-based WGME has a report on UMaine research into the extraction of a starter molecule of antiflu drug Tamiflu. Chemistry professors Ray Fort and Barbara Cole were interviewed for the report. Canada-based Digital Journal also ran a story about the findings.
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The website allaboutfeed.net, which is based in the Netherlands, mentioned UMaine’s plan to build a high-level containment cold-water lab in which fish pathogens can be studied in order to develop vaccines and medicines for fighting diseases. UMaine received a $600,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute for the new lab.
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Contact: Joe Carr, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine Honors College advancement coordinator Emily Cain was among several alums recognized with annual awards during an Oct. 16 Homecoming event at Buchanan Alumni House. University of Maine Alumni Association President Todd Saucer ’93, ’97G presented the awards, with assistance from board chair Kurt Marston ’74, ’79G. […]
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Contact: Jason Bolton, (207) 942-7396 or Jason.Bolton@maine.edu A bottle of flavored or infused oil can be a special homemade holiday gift, and use of such oils in cooking can lend a gourmet touch to a holiday meal. As Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and other holidays draw near, Jason Bolton of University of Maine Cooperative Extension is […]
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Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty co-authored an opinion column published by The State, a South Carolina newspaper. In that column and a similar essay that The Guardian newspaper in Great Britain asked him to write, Farley criticizes the Democratic party establishment for its failure to support the South Carolina Senate candidacy of […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — As the holiday shopping season jump-starts in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 26 with bargain-hungry consumers expected to jam the aisles possibly in record numbers, UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon is available to discuss trends, traditions and the economic importance of […]
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Contact: Craig Harris, 581-4220 The 2010 Canada Week Distinguished Lecture on Monday, November 15 will be presented by David Massell, professor of Canadian history at the University of Vermont. Massell has done extensive research on the politics and policy of hydroelectricity in Quebec, which is largely driven by escalating US demand for energy. The title […]
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Contact: UMaine Army ROTC, (207) 581-1125 Cadets from the Army and Navy ROTC at UMaine will participate in the annual Veteran’s Day Vigil today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the steps of Fogler Library. A joint color guard will stand at attention in dress uniforms in honor of veterans of the nation’s wars […]
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Comments from Deb Neuman, director of UMaine’s Target Technology Incubator, are included in a front-page Thursday Bangor Daily News story about Wednesday’s Invention to Venture conference. The UMaine technology incubator organized the conference, held in Orono. Under Secretary of Commerce David Kappos spoke at the conference, lauding Maine and its people for the “can-do attitude” […]
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UMaine Prof. Irv Kornfield is featured in a WABI television story about his work helping the Maine Warden Service investigate illegal hunting cases. Working in UMaine’s Wildlife Forensic DNA lab, Kornfield assesses evidence and matches animal DNA in ways that help law enforcement officials investigate and prosecute these crimes.
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