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On
the Road Again |
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Dana Humphrey is the
nation's leading expert on the use of tire chips in civil
engineering projects. In Maine, where once there were more
stockpiled used tires per capita than in any other state, Humphrey's
research has helped clean up the landscape. |
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One
Best Friend |
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Children need
high-quality friendships. One best friend can mean the difference
between a happy childhood and one filled with loneliness and
despair. |
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Music
Amid the Madness |
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Pianist Phillip Silver
is on a musical and humanitarian quest. He is helping to ensure that
the music of Jewish artists who died in the Holocaust lives on. |
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What
Matters Most |
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For the past year, men's hockey coach Shawn Walsh has been taking on
his toughest opponent — cancer. As Walsh prepares to take his place
behind the UMaine bench for his 18th season, he reflects on health,
hockey and his hopes for the future. |
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The
Ice Man |
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Since his trip to
Antarctica in 1968, Paul Mayewski has led more than 35 Antarctic,
Arctic and high-mountain expeditions. Clues locked in the ice cores
he collects are helping scientists understand climate change. |
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Mastering
Teaching and Learning |
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UMaine's Master of Arts
in Teaching program allows aspiring teachers to attain a graduate
degree and certification in 12 months. The goal is to help address
the shortfall of well-qualified teachers in Maine and across the
nation. |
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When
Smaller is Better |
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The growth of small and
home-based businesses is an important economic development strategy
in the state. Helping to ensure that entrepreneurs get the
assistance they need to get started and keep their small businesses
healthy is a role of The University of Maine Cooperative Extension. |
