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WABI 5 features UMaine researchers on projects to replace single-use plastics

During Maine Sea Grant’s Marine Debris Symposium, WABI 5 interviewed University of Maine Ph.D. student and researcher Greg Simms on using lobster shell composites to make biodegradable golf tees. “I ...
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News Center Maine interviews Mike DeVito on student-athletes

News Center Maine featured Mike DeVito, former NFL player, director of player development and alumni relations for the University of Maine’s football team, and lecturer in philosophy on guiding ...
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UMaine researchers to develop new math to better understand bladder dysfunction

Bladder disorders affect millions of Americans, disrupting sleep, work and everyday life and, in some cases, leaving people ...
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UMaine’s Zillman Art Museum opens five new exhibits

The University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum, located in downtown Bangor, has opened five new exhibitions that will be available through December. The latest exhibits include: “Another Day, Another ...
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A research station has begun drifting with Arctic sea ice. Here’s why scientists put it there.

A new research station has begun drifting with sea ice in the high Arctic, marking the start of an ambitious international ...
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Maine Public interviews Hargest and Foster on gardening

Pamela Hargest, horticulture professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Jonathan Foster, statewide horticulturist-at-large for Extension, were featured in Maine Public’s “Maine ...
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Ivan Fernandez receives lifetime achievement honor from Maine Science Awards

Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine professor emeritus of soil science and climate research scientist, has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the inaugural Maine ...
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I’ll take UMaine alumni for $200: 2005 graduate to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’

Burnham, who graduated from UMaine in 2005 with a double major in English and philosophy, traveled to California last month to tape one or more episodes of the quiz show. Her first appearance is set ...
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Nigel J. E. Pitt

Following graduate studies I taught for three years at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, then at the Universidade de Brasília in Brazil until 2013. Moving to UMaine as Professor of Mathematics in ...
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University of Maine launches 3Dirigo X, advancing future of maritime manufacturing

HAMPDEN, Maine — The University of Maine launched a 30-foot, high-performance, 3D-printed boat Friday that researchers said could help manufacturers build vessels faster, cut the need for expensive ...
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UMaine Machias hosting campuswide events for National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month

In recognition of National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, the University of Maine at Machias will host multiple campuswide events to raise awareness and support for people affected by suicide ...
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Howell Biointerface Engineering Lab

The Howell Biointerface Engineering Lab investigates how interfaces, material structure, biological systems, and scalable manufacturing can create sophisticated function with fewer continuous inputs ...