In order to qualify for inclusion in the QS World University RankingsÂ® - Engineering - Chemical 2011, universities must offer a course or the option to specialise in these disciplines, and meet the discipline specific threshold for papers published. Extracted from the full QS World University Rankings 2011/12.
Moose. Maine designated the moose as official state animal in 1979. Moose (Alces alces) are the world's largest member of the deer family.Moose mostly inhabit northern forests of North America, Europe, and Russia (in Europe they are called elk).Moose have long legs, a heavy body, small tail, drooping nose, and a bell or dewlap under the chin.oose (Alces alces) are the world's largest member of the deer family. Moose mostly inhabit northern forests of North America, Europe, and Russia (in Europe they are called elk). Moose have long legs, a heavy body, small tail, drooping nose, and a bell or dewlap under the chin.
First appearance of Maine's name. The name first appears in writing in 1622 as a province, in a charter of the Council of New England granting land to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason.The portion which came to be Capt. Mason's alone in 1629, he named New Hampshire.or further discussion about the origin of Maine's name: Chadbourne, Ava Harriet. Maine Place Names and the Peopling of Its Towns. Portland, ME: Bond Wheelwright, c1955. Clark, Charles E. Maine: a Bicentennial History. New York: Norton, c1977.