Posts Tagged ‘University of Maine’
Science (Non)-Fiction … The Latest from NE Campuses
by Carolyn Morwick
November 29, 2011
A look at recent developments in New England higher education shows a region struggling to hold onto its historical research prowess and adding new health programs, but also facing rising costs and declining funds.
Holding onto research power
University of Connecticut Vice President for Research Suman Singha reported to university trustees that ...
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UMaine Center Developing Wood Composites to Withstand Earthquakes, Bridges You Can Carry in Duffel Bags
by Wendy A. Lindsay
April 6, 2011
The University of Maine's state-of-the-art Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) was awarded the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation by the American Society for Civil Engineering for its whimsically titled "Bridge-in-a-Backpack" technology. The technology allows builders to pack in duffel bags materials used to build arches for bridge spans and carry them to a construction ...
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Among Comings & Goings: Another NE Land Grant Taps a Scientist as Prez
by John O. Harney
March 15, 2011
University of Maine System trustees approved Chancellor Richard Pattenaude’s recommendation of Paul Ferguson as the next president of UMaine, the state’s flagship and land-grant university in Orono.
Currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ferguson will succeed Robert Kennedy at Orono on July 1.
UMaine noted ...
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