2013 Distinguished Maine Professor and Presidential Award Winners Named
2013 Distinguished Maine Professor and Presidential Award winners named.
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WABI Covers Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase
WABI (Channel 5) covered the 4th annual Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase on Tuesday at the Wells Conference Center on campus. Ali Abedi, director of the Center for Undergraduate Research, was interviewed for the report.
Read moreGraduate Students Present Social Work Research Symposium May 1
Members of the University of Maine community are invited to attend the School of Social Work’s Community-Engaged Research Symposium 12–3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Wells Conference Center on campus. The symposium, hosted by Jennifer Middleton and Master in Social Work students, will include sessions on research about assessing falls risks in older adults […]
Read moreWahle in AP story on upcoming lobster season
An April 14 Associated Press story in the Portland Press Herald looked ahead to this year’s lobster season and worries of a second consecutive market glut with above-normal-temperature gulf waters leading to an early harvest. Among the experts cited in the story were Rick Wahle, a UMaine research professor at Darling Marine Center.
Read morePettigrew Cited in Maritime Journal Article
The Maritime Journal, a publication for European commercial marine business, cited Neal Pettigrew, University of Maine oceanography professor, in the article “Laser beam buoys asses windfarm viability.” Pettigrew said offshore wind farm backers want data about the potential wind conditions before investing and the laser technology being used by UMaine researchers could do that.
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Creative Value
Study finds those with innovative careers have a higher probability of being employed, even in hard economic times.
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Mainebiz, BDN Cover Statoil Project with UMaine Researchers
Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News carried reports about the progress of Statoil North America’s plans for an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Maine. Statoil has been working with researchers at the University of Maine to test materials and hone floating turbine technology.
Read moreUMaine Study Cited in Arizona Daily Star Article
An Arizona Daily Star article, “University of Arizona fraternity’s ouster should sound an alarm for parents,” cited a 2008 University of Maine study on hazing. The study found 55 percent of students who join fraternities, sororities, sports teams or other student groups experience hazing.
Read moreWVII Reports on UMaine Connection to Bangor High School STEM Program
WVII (Channel 7) reported Bangor High School students in the STEM academy will be able to conduct summer research internships with mentors, many of them University of Maine faculty members, thanks to a $54,000 grant from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation.
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