WATERVILLE, Maine, Aug. 13 -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * The Lunder Institute Summer Think Tank brings together artists and others in the field of American art * * * By Abigail Curtis In a noisy world that has no shortage of talking heads, bluster, debate, and argument, there is often a crucial piece missing from the soundscape: conversation. The art of conversation is exactly what Erica Wall, director of the Lunder Institute for American Art, brings to the forefront.   more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * UMass Lowell, UMaine Researchers Turn Wood Biomass into Sustainable Jet Fuel, Fish Food * * * As Maine's paper production industry continues to decline, the Pine Tree State's forest floors remain littered with millions of pounds of low-value wood products including pulp, shavings, small-diameter trees and branches. While these materials lay prone, the likelihood o  more