AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 22 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Stover named Legislative Champion by HospitalityMaine Rep. Holly B. Stover, D-Boothbay, was named Legislative Champion by HospitalityMaine at the industry group's annual summit on Monday. The award recognizes Stover's work at the State House to support local hospitality businesses. "I have spent my whole life in the Boothbay region, where hospitality is the bedrock of our local economy and characte  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 21 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Robot simplifies lab work for UMaine students * Emma Perry, a lab manager at the University of Maine, spent countless hours of her career dying tissue samples by dipping them into 20-30 jars of liquid one careful step at a time and always wondered if there could be a better way. As she watched the head of a 3D printer work in an up-down-side-to-side motion, a lightbulb went off. Nine months, a 3D prin  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 21 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Study describes how K-12 teachers used UMaine-developed virtual environment to explore mathematical concepts * When Old Town High School Math Teacher Kristen Thompson uses TriO a virtual reality environment developed by researchers at the University of Maine she envisions a scenario that every teacher dreams about for their students: constant collaboration. "It builds up to having to work with others,  more