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UMaine News - Monday, June 30, 2008


UMaine Student, Colleague Win Business Plan Competition
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 package they won in the annual business plan competition held by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern Maine’s School of Business in April has enabled "mCaddie" to move to the next development level. This week they are launching a limited version of the program nationally and advancing their product marketing efforts. A news release with more is here.



UMaine in the News


Pendse on Channel 5 News
 Prof. Hemant Pendse from the UMaine Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was interviewed for a Friday story on WABI (Channel 5). In the context of reports about cash-flow problems facing Red Shield Environmental, the story explained the long-term value of UMaine technology that will be developed in an R&D partnership with Red Shield.

Brewer in First District Race Story
 Several comments from UMaine political science professor Mark Brewer were included in a Sunday York Weekly story analyzing the First District Congressional race between Chellie Pingree and Charlie Summers.

Mechanical Engineering Professors in Morning Sentinel Report
 Comments from Justin Poland and Vince Caccese of UMaine's mechanical engineering faculty were included in a Sunday Kennebec Journal/Central Maine Morning Sentinel story about the relationship between slower highway driving and gas mileage.

Hess in Well Testing Story
 Prof. Tom Hess from the UMaine physics faculty was quoted in a Saturday Kennebec Journal report about a five-year study testing well water in 2,000 Augusta-area homes. Hess is collaborating with a Columbia University researcher on the project, which is in its third year. Researchers are checking water for arsenic, radon and uranium.

Channel 2 Reports on Tanzanian Journalists Visit
 Channel 2 (WLBZ) broadcast a Friday report about a visit to that station by a group of Tanzanian journalists who are spending six weeks in the U.S. through a UMaine-managed program funded by USAID. The journalists are learning about U.S. journalistic practices and techniques during their time in the U.S.


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