Hurricane Gustav: Joe
Kelley, Professor of Earth Sciences, talks about how the
New Orleans levee system, still being rebuilt from
Hurricane Katrina, held up to Hurricane Gustav.
Hurricane Gustav: Joe
Kelley, Professor of Earth Sciences, talks about the
lessons learned from Hurricane Gustav and how New Orleans
handled the storm.
Technology Fair:
Maine Senator Susan Collins and Under Secretary for Science
and Technology for the Department of Homeland Security Jay
Cohen offered their remarks during a technology fair at
UMaine's Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center on
Monday, August 18.
Safe
Medicine Disposal:
Len Kaye, Director of the Center on Aging, discusses the
benefits of the Safe Medicine Disposal for Maine program
for the environment.
2008 Olympics Coverage: Michael Socolow, Assistant Professor of Journalism,
discusses how much is China controlling what is seen and
heard at the Beijing Olympics.
2008 Olympics Coverage:
Michael Socolow, Assistant Professor of Journalism, talks
about how China is using the coverage of the games to gain
positive coverage for their country and their government.
2008 Olympics Coverage: Michael Socolow, Assistant Professor of Journalism,
discusses how NBC's use of technology and multiple media
outlets, including the Web, has affected coverage of the
games.
2008 Olympics Coverage: Michael Socolow, Assistant Professor of Journalism,
talks about his perception of the coverage of the events
and the news coming out of China during the Beijing
Olympics.
Energy Savings: Deb Neuman,
Director of the Target Technology Incubator, talks about
how small businesses are modifying their existing business
practices to save on energy costs.
Energy Savings: Deb Neuman,
Director of the Target Technology Incubator, explains how
Efficiency Maine can help small business owners reduce
energy costs.
Off-shore Wind Energy Testimony, Part 1:
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Habib Dagher, Director of the
Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, discusses on
C-SPAN the benefits of utilizing off-shore wind energy to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
Off-shore Wind Energy Testimony, Part 2:
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Habib Dagher, Director of the
Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, discusses on
C-SPAN the benefits of utilizing off-shore wind energy to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
Off-shore Wind Energy Testimony, Part 3:
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Habib Dagher, Director of the
Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, discusses on
C-SPAN the benefits of utilizing off-shore wind energy to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
Energy Efficiency: Scott
Dunning, Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology and
Director of the School of Engineering Technology,
University of Maine, discusses ways that industry can cut
energy costs.
Energy Efficiency: Scott
Dunning, Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology and
Director of the School of Engineering Technology,
University of Maine, discusses ways that industry can cut
energy costs.
Maine
Energy Challenges and Opportunities:
Professor of Economics Jonathan Rubin explains the
challenges and opportunities Maine faces as energy costs
continue to escalate.
Increasing Fuel Efficiency:
Professor of Economics Jonathan Rubin discusses the pros
and cons of raising the fuel efficiency of the U.S. fleet
of cars and trucks.
Climate Change:
Mark Anderson, Senior Instructor, School of Economics talks
about the biggest misconception people have about
environmental issues today.
Climate Change:
Mark Anderson, Senior Instructor, School of Economics talks
about balancing environmental concerns with the ever-dire
fuel prices and the energy crisis.
Food
Allergies in Schools:
Educational Leadership Professor Dianne Hoff explains what
administrators are doing to handle the problem of food
allergies in schools.
Food
Allergies in Schools:
Educational Leadership Professor Dianne Hoff talks about
the pending legislation that proposes a national policy on
how schools should handle food allergies.
Food
Allergies in Schools:
Educational Leadership Professor Dianne Hoff discusses how
food allergies have grown, and what issues food allergies
pose for schools.
Social
Security: Finance Professor
Bob Strong discusses financial education to prepare the
public to invest a portion of their Social Security in the
stock market.
SPIFFY: Finance Professor
Bob Strong talks about what the Student Investment
Portfolio Fund (SPIFFY) does for students that regular
classroom learning doesn't.
Smart
Shipping Containers: Habib
Dagher talks about shipping containers developed at
UMaine's AEWC center that use composites and sensors to
secure U.S. ports.
Climate Change: Paul
Mayewski, Director and Professor of the Climate Change
Institute, explains that it's not too late to correct
damage already done to the environment by global warming.
Climate Change: Paul Mayewski,
Director and Professor of the Climate Change Institute,
explains what science tells us about the state of climate
change.
Climate Change: Paul Mayewski,
Director and Professor of the Climate Change Institute,
explains how we can modify our behavior to address climate
change.
Student Recreation and Fitness Center Tour, May 2008:
Campus Recreation Director Jeff Hunt takes us on a tour of UMaine's Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
The Big Picture:
George Kinghorn, Director of University of Maine Museum of
Art, on the UMMA's collection, its importance and the
direction in which he sees taking it. (Read
article.)
Election 2008:
Len Kaye, Director of the Center on Aging, discusses
whether Maine is the still one of the "oldest" states in
terms of its aging population and how that special
demographic poses problems. (Read
article.)
Election 2008:
Len Kaye, Director of the Center on Aging, discusses his
biggest concerns for elders and their well-being during
these hard economic times. (Read
article.)
