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Climate Change Institute Members Testify for Legislature, Media Reports

aparadis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:13:04 +0000

Several news organizations including the Kennebec Journal and the Sun Journal of Lewiston carried a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article on the testimony of nearly a dozen of the state’s top environmental groups during a legislative hearing Thursday to urge the state to revive its climate change planning. Members of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute asked lawmakers to resume work on a report started in 2009 by the group that was designed to guide the state through challenges caused by climate change.

WVII Covers Erskine, Michaud Tour of Advanced Structures and Composites Center

aparadis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:10:33 +0000

WVII (Channel 7) reported that Matt Erskine, deputy assistant secretary for economic development for the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud toured the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center on Thursday.

BDN Reports on Field House, Gym Renovations

aparadis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:07:30 +0000

The Bangor Daily News reported preliminary work has begun on renovations to the 87-year-old University of Maine Field House. The $15 million project will update the Field House and Memorial Gymnasium facilities.

Medical Xpress Covers UMaine Research on Early Methadone Exposure

aparadis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:05:58 +0000

Medical Xpress included an article on University of Maine doctoral student Beth Logan’s research on children exposed to methadone in the womb.

Media Covers UMaine’s Paper Days, Cellulose Nanofiber Pilot Plant

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:11:05 +0000

Several news organizations including WLBZ (Channel 2), WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News covered the University of Maine’s 63rd annual Paper Days. During the Wednesday event, the university unveiled the nation’s first Cellulose Nanofiber Pilot Plant and Sen. Angus King and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud spoke.

Sappi Scholarship Donation Cited on Several Websites

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:08:04 +0000

The donation by Sappi Fine Paper to the University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation for $100,000 worth of scholarships over the course of four years was picked up by several media outlets, including the websites Daily Markets, Stockhouse and The Sacramento Bee.

Penobscot Bay Pilot Reports on UMaine Climate Change Researchers Alaska Trip

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:05:53 +0000

The Penobscot Bay Pilot wrote an article about the upcoming trip to Alaska by University of Maine climate change researchers to collect an ice core record of Arctic climate change over the past 1,000 years. Karl Kreutz, professor in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Sciences; UMaine graduate student Seth Campbell; and Nobleboro Central School teacher Ken Williams are among the researchers who will take the trip to Denali National Park from April 29 to June 30.

BDN Blog Mentions Art Class Project Benefiting Hirundo

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:04:03 +0000

The Bangor Daily News blog “Act out with Aislinn” by BDN reporter Aislinn Sarnacki included an entry about a project by students in a University of Maine advanced art education course taught by Constant Albertson. The students are making and selling mugs to benefit the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in Alton.

Pine Tree Watchdog Covers UMaine Student’s State House Ethics Discussion

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:02:43 +0000

Pine Tree Watchdog reported on University of Maine honors student Shelbe Lane’s March 27 testimony of LD 1001, a bill she helped write. “An Act To Improve Laws Governing Financial Disclosure by Legislators and Certain Public Employees and Public Access to Information Disclosed” was proposed by Gov. Paul LePage and sponsored by Democratic legislator Sen. Emily Cain. Lane gave lawmakers a tutorial on the legislation as part of her Honors College thesis.

Expanding Your Horizons Featured in The Weekly

aparadis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:52 +0000

An April 3 story in The Weekly highlighted the experience of Brewer Community School eighth-graders who attended Expanding Your Horizons March 14 at the University of Maine.