PORTLAND, (AP) — Maine’s public universities are trying new tactics in an effort to boost enrollment at a time when the number of high school graduates in the state is shrinking. The seven-campus University of Maine System is going after more nontraditional students, including out-of-state students, transfers and international students. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1a26Mwc) […]
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PUC orders UMaine to reveal wind project proposal details
AUGUSTA — State regulators say the University of Maine and its partner companies must reveal some details of its offshore wind project proposal. Public Utilities Commission Chairman Thomas Welch said on Tuesday that some redacted version of Maine Aqua Ventus’ proposal should be made public by the end of the month. The company will work […]
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UMaine stadium to get high-def video scoreboard
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine’s sports stadium is getting a new high-definition scoreboard next year. The university announced Thursday that UMaine benefactors Phillip and Susan Morse have donated $800,000 to fund the scoreboard as well as support the baseball program. The new scoreboard for UMaine’s football and track and field programs will be […]
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UM Machias students discover invasive crab in Beals which poses threat to Maine’s shoreline ecosystem
MACHIAS — A group of students from the University of Maine-Machias made a bittersweet discovery this week. They found an Asian shore crab on Great Wass Island in Beals, the northernmost point where the crab has been sighted. The excitement of their discovery was tinged with disappointment, however, because the Asian shore crab is an […]
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UMaine says it needs to keep wind project proposal confidential
More coverage: LePage energy chief defends efforts to reopen offshore wind bids AUGUSTA — Representatives for the University of Maine’s offshore wind project are defending its move to keep its proposal confidential following calls that it be made public. Maine Aqua Ventus, the company designing the university’s project, filed comments with the Public Utilities Commission on […]
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UMS spent $363k for foreign student report by former campus president
It has been just over a year since former University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman got a new job. Her position as special assistant to the chancellor on global education was created for her two months after she got a vote of no confidence from more than half the USM faculty. Although that didn’t […]
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UMaine student’s app tracks invasive aquatic plants
FARMINGTON (AP) — Invasive aquatic plants? There’s an app for that. University of Maine at Farmington senior Christopher Bond has created an application for mobile devices to help people identify invasive aquatic plant species and report them to a lake-monitoring program. Bond’s efforts started as a National Science Foundation Grant project to protect Maine’s natural […]
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UMaine, Maine Maritime sharing fed renewable energy grant
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and two partner organizations are sharing a federal grant to develop a system that could help capture renewable energy from the motion of ocean waves and offshore winds. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the nearly $1 million grant from the National Science […]
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UMaine extends wind turbine testing in Castine, prepares bid for wind farm subsidy
CASTINE — As the University of Maine prepares its bid for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy farm, the school announced that it will extend its test deployment of its floating wind turbine will stay in Castine Harbor to a year. Elizabeth Viselli, manager for offshore wind programs and spokeswoman for the university’s […]
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University of Maine at Fort Kent receives largest financial gift in its history
FORT KENT — A Wallagrass native and University of Maine at Fort Kent alumni who spent her life as an educator has bequeathed the institution the largest financial gift in its history. Officials at UMFK announced this week that the estate of the late Esther C. Labbee left the school more than $300,000. Labbee was […]