CASTINE — On a Maine Maritime Academy vessel floating just off Dyce Head in Castine, Habib Dagher stood in front of his 65-foot-tall, yellow-and-white brainchild, VolturnUS — the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the Americas. “Today, we can declare VolturnUS mission accomplished,” he shouted to a group of about 40 legislators, federal and university […]
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University of Maine at Augusta president leaving
AUGUSTA — The president of the University of Maine at Augusta is leaving to take a job in California, University of Maine System Chancellor James Page said Monday. Allyson Handley is stepping down to become the executive director of the National University’s Sanford Education Center, which will educate nonprofit leaders and teachers. Handley will stay […]
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Mahoosuc Pathways, 4-H camp collaborate for students’ leadership training
BETHEL — Mahoosuc Pathways and the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond are teaming up for the second consecutive year of leadership training for 10 high school students. Gabe Perkins, an employee of Mahoosuc Pathways, said the two organizations are paying 10 students to get leadership training by helping Mahoosuc […]
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UMaine researchers helping coastal communities weather the storms
LINCOLNVILLE — Often discussions about climate change are framed either in heated political arguments or in the future tense, as scientists share predictions about how much the sea level will rise and other problems that loom scarily on the horizon. But Maine coastal communities are already struggling to cope with problems that experts tie to […]
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Bees in blueberry production focus of 5-year research project
Renting commercial beehives is, on average, the single most expensive production cost for Maine’s blueberry growers, according to Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist and professor of insect ecology at the University of Maine. “On the other hand, it’s also one of the most important,” he was quick to add. “If you don’t manage all your […]
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USM president announces another $2.5 million in cuts
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine President Theodora Kalikow announced Friday the final phase of cuts needed to pass a balanced fiscal year 2015 budget, though more cuts are expected in the coming years. The bulk of the savings — $1.56 million — will come from 16 faculty retirements and one staff layoff. Another $483,000 […]
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University of Maine professor wins $500,000 to study how pathogens can become deadly
ORONO — A North Carolina research foundation is awarding a University of Maine professor $500,000 to study how common pathogens become potentially deadly. The university said Wednesday that the Burroughs Wellcome Fund is awarding Robert Wheeler the five-year grant. Wheeler is an assistant professor of microbiology at the university. He will study how Candida albicans, […]
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University of Maine may merge business, law school
PORTLAND — The University of Maine is working on a proposed merger of its law and graduate business programs. The move would create the “Alfond Professional and Graduate Center” in Portland. The center would house the university system’s law school and two graduate business programs at the University of Southern Maine and the University of […]
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Ball State board picks Ferguson as next president
MUNCIE, Ind. — A veteran college administrator with experience in fundraising was selected Thursday to become the 15th president of Ball State University. Paul Ferguson, president of the University of Maine since 2011, was unanimously approved by the Ball State Board of Trustees during a special meeting before an audience of students, alumni, faculty and […]
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UMaine trustees approve $529M budget for 2014-15
BANGOR — The University of Maine System’s trustees have approved a $529 million budget for the next academic year that freezes tuition but eliminates more than 150 positions system-wide. The budget approved Monday for 2014-15 includes $11.4 million from emergency reserves to help fill a $36 million budget shortfall. Trustee Norman Fournier says the budget […]