Lobster Unlimited of Orono is investigating whether the crustacean’s circulatory fluid can be a potential weapon against viruses and cancer.
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University Credit Union 2020 scholarship program seeks applications
ORONO — University Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2020 scholarship program. Applications must be received through the UCU website by Friday, May 1, according to a news release from UCU. For a fifth consecutive year, the credit union will award $8,000 in scholarships to undergraduate students from each University of Maine System institution […]
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Scholars Strategy Network: Getting by with less and less
Inflation inequality means that policymakers likely underestimate the number of people living in poverty.
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UMaine teams up with Dutch aquaculture firm to stock a land-based farm
The university and Kingfish Zeeland sign a collaborative agreement related to a planned $110 million fish farm in Jonesport.
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Maine Compass: UMaine System student workers are not a commodity – they are an investment
By blocking the student workforce from receiving minimum-wage hikes, the system favors its bottom line over its mission.
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Maine Woodland Owners achieves 10,000 acre forest conservation milestone
Milestone will be celebrated Jan. 15 at the Maine Woodland Owners Annual Meeting and Forestry Forum during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta.
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USM student recalls frightening encounter with suspect in Scarborough killing
Sierra Eichner, now 22, says she was a freshman at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham when she was cornered and touched inappropriately by Quinton Hanna.
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Former UMaine, Delaware athlete gets 5 years in prison for rape
Clay Conaway is accused of sexually assaulting six women and has been sentenced to five years in prison for his rape conviction in the first case to go to trial.
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UMaine enrollment holds steady despite drop in out-of-state students
A competitive response to Maine’s ‘flagship match’ program and a housing crunch at the University of Southern Maine have contributed to fewer out-of-state enrollees, officials said.
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State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.