ORONO — You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their bones. Marcella Sorg, forensic anthropologist for the Maine medical examiner’s office, does forensic skeletal investigations using science to make determinations about a person’s identity or cause of death — sometimes dating back decades — and whether the person’s death was a […]
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PUC gives UMaine OK to build wind project near Monhegan Island
HALLOWELL — Maine utility regulators gave initial approval to the University of Maine and its partner companies’ proposal to build two wind turbines off the coast of Maine on Tuesday, clearing a major hurdle in their effort to supply power to 7,000 homes and eventually create a larger project that could transform Maine into a hub […]
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UMaine professor’s book looks at the sex lives of college students
College students are “hooking up” more than ever, having sex with a new person every weekend and reveling in every minute of free-for-all fornication, if you believe the images portrayed in movies, television and some newspapers. But newly compiled research by a University of Maine professor paints a different picture. Dr. Sandra Caron, who teaches […]
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UMaine names Karlton Creech as athletic director
ORONO — The University of Maine has tapped an official from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, to serve as athletic director for the Black Bears. Karlton Creech, who begins Feb. 10, was one of three finalists invited to interview on campus by the search committee. He’s currently the senior associate director of athletics […]
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Monhegan Island residents question wind-power project
AUGUSTA — The tiny island of Monhegan off the coast of Maine is home to about four dozen people year-round. To get there, visitors have to take a ferry. The island is tranquil, and that’s the beauty of it. Now residents wonder if a wind-power project proposed off the island’s coast could upset their quiet […]
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UMaine football climbs to No. 4 in nation
ORONO (AP) — The Maine Black Bears have climbed to No. 4 nationally in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls. The ranking comes two days after Maine clinched the Colonial Athletic Conference championship with a 41-0 rout of Rhode Island. It is the team’s first conference championship since 2002. The Black Bears are now 10-1 […]
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UMS trustees want more international students
FARMINGTON (AP) — University of Maine System trustees have adopted a resolution aimed at expanding recruitment of international students at campuses across the state. UMS Chancellor James Page has said increasing the number of international students in the system will improve diversity and create a new source of tuition revenue. On Monday, trustees received a […]
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UMaine trustees to discuss broad range of topics
FARMINGTON (AP) — University of Maine System trustees are meeting to discuss a range of topics from boosting recruitment of international students to creation of a new doctoral program at the University of Maine. Trustees are gathering Monday at the University of Maine at Farmington. They’ll be voting on a proposal for a doctoral program […]
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Maine Legislature’s energy docket set for full slate in 2014
AUGUSTA — The cost of energy in Maine, its production and transmission, as well as whether the mix of renewable sources is balanced, will continue to be debated at the State House in 2014. Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee have spent their past few meetings honing up as they prepare to […]
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UMaine releases proposal for offshore wind project
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine and its partner companies have released their proposal to obtain a state contract for an offshore wind power project off Maine’s coast. A redacted version released Wednesday provides some insight into the plan for two floating wind turbines generating south of Monhegan Island and 12 miles from the mainland. […]