Contact: Karen Boucias, (207) 581-3433, or Betsy Arntzen, (207) 581-4225 ORONO — A new scholarship program fostering Canadian studies is being offered through the University of Maine’s Canadian-American Center and the Office of International Programs. The first round of applications for Killam Fellowships, providing up to $5,000 per semester in direct financial aid for undergraduate […]
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Contact: James Daniels, 659-1858; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Neither UMaine junior James Daniels nor Kurtis Petersons, a 2005 UMaine graduate, are golfers, but that didn’t hinder the collaborative development of their reality-based golf program that recently took first prize in a statewide business plan competition. The $10,000 cash prize and a $15,000 consulting services […]
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Contact: Professor Robert Strong, 581-1986; George Manlove, 581-3756 U.S. Sen. Barack Obama last weekend proposed tightening up regulations controlling oil speculators as a way to begin reining in rising oil and gasoline prices. While the debate between Obama, the Democratic candidate from Illinois, and Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain intensifies over possible solutions […]
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Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Adriaan van Heiningen, a University of Maine professor who holds the J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering, was recently inducted as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Van Heiningen, whose pioneering research has been the catalyst for the proposed Old Town ethanol biorefinery project, joins […]
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Contact: Betty Ingraham, 581-2281David Deas, 453-5809George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Forty Maine high school students and teachers will be at the University of Maine’s pulp and paper laboratories on the Orono campus for the 2008 Summer Institute in Pulp and Paper Process Technology for High School Students and Teachers in mid July. Starting out with […]
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Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Darrell Donahue, a University of Maine professor of chemical and biological engineering, was recently named a Certified Quality Engineer by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) for having demonstrated a significant level of commitment to quality engineering principles and practices. Donahue, who is the coordinator of UMaine’s biological […]
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Contact: Michael Worboys (207) 581-3679Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — A University of Maine professor has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Research Award for his outstanding accomplishments in the field. Michael Worboys, chair of the spatial information science and engineering department, was recognized by the consortium […]
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Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968; George Manlove, 581-3756 The Associated Press reports that federal authorities announced today that more than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March — including dozens over the past two days — in nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud that has contributed to the country
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Contact: Renee Kelly, 207-581-1401 ORONO — UMaine’s new Foster Student Innovation Center has been recognized for design excellence by a national organization that promotes and recognizes creativity and efficiency in the planning and construction of educational buildings. The Foster Center, an incubator for students who are innovators and entrepreneurs at UMaine, has tied for grand prize […]
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Contact: Richard Judd, 581-1910; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine History Department’s program quality and graduate-level research will be enhanced significantly as a result of a new endowment designed to expand scholarship in the field of environmental history. The Col. James C. McBride endowment, administered by the University of Maine Foundation, also […]
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