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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - September / October 2006
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Center for the Arts. A peace studies course offers a research-based exploration of forgiveness. The class helps students deconstruct the world's culture of violence and understand forgiveness as a tool to build a culture of peace. Marine scientist Sara Lindsay uses microscopy to study marine worms called spionids to understand their physiology and behavior. Through her research, she has built a collection of images that are scientifically meaningful and aesthetically striking. Volume 6 Issue 4.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - November/December 2007
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Center for the Arts. The new Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Maine has been equipped with a sensor-based structural monitoring system with the help of a research team led by Roberto Lopez-Anido. The sensor technology is helping test new materials and monitor safety issues. UMaine multimedia producer Ron Lisnet describes his adventures on the high seas during his first research cruise, led by oceanographer Mark Wells to study the effects of iron on phytoplankton growth in the subarctic Pacific. A Member of the.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - January/February 2008
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Center for the Arts. Research by educators and psychologists at the University of Maine shows that what is largely considered an age-old problem of childhood has taken on new dimensions in our technologically driven, media-saturated society. And its effects have long-range implications. In Franklin, Maine, there's a fish called Wanda. She and her companions seed the production lines of the seven-year halibut aquaculture program at UMaine's Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research. Volume 8 Issue 1.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - March/April 2007
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Center for the Arts. UMaine entomologists are studying the effect of invading European fire ants on local ecosystems, where the aggressive species is out-foraging native ants with their overpowering hunting and scavenging skills. Anthropologist Henry Munson talks about Islam, nationalism and the resentment of foreign domination at the heart of the conflict in the Middle East. Creativity and Achievement at the University of Maine. Volume 7 Issue 2. Department of University Relations. Orono, Maine 04469.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - January/February 2007
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Center for the Arts. War in the North Woods. Maine's beech trees are facing a second wave of disease by foreign invaders, leaving landowners and scientists worried that the species may follow in the footsteps of the chestnut and the elm. Polar glaciologists Gordon Hamilton and Leigh Sterns are using high-tech equipment, including NASA satellite technology, to better measure the magnitude and distribution of changes in the Greenland ice sheet. Creativity and Achievement at the University of Maine.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - May / June 2006
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Center for the Arts. UMaine's latest EPSCoR grant will fund one of the country's first university-based research programs to study how to turn forest by-products into bioproducts, using Maine's most plentiful resource to eventually replace petroleum-based products. UMaine scientist Larry Mayer helps show how clays may have made animal life on Earth possible. UMaine sculptor Sam vab Aken explores the twilight zone between fact and fiction in our media-saturated culture. Thinking Outside the Bait Box.
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - November / December 2005
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Center for the Arts. November / December 2005 Features:. In Maine, freshwater mussels have no commercial value and aren't good to eat. But their ecological function is important. That's why the UMaine wildlife ecology experts and state biologists are working together to ensure their survival. Testing the Sea's Mettle. Creativity and Achievement at the University of Maine. Volume 5 Issue 5. Department of University Relations. 5761 Howard A. Keyo Public Affairs Building. Phone: (207) 581-3744 Fax: (207) 58...
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The University of Maine - UMaine Today Magazine - September/October 2008
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Center for the Arts. Climate Change Institute Director Paul Mayewski offers his perspectives on global climate change, the science that's getting closer to predicting its future and what our changing climate means to us. Sensors are so much a part of our everyday lives. And for hundreds of Maine schoolchildren, they also help unlock the fundamentals of physics, chemistry, biology, food science, marine sciences, microelectronics and engineering. Creativity and Achievement at the University of Maine.
