Day: September 5, 2012

Channel 6 Reports Students Boosting Business

Channel 6 (WCSH) and affiliated Channel 2 (WLBZ) carried a report quoting a downtown Orono restaurant manager who said returning UMaine students already have boosted business in the restaurants. The manager said students are critical to the business. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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Newspaper Report on Party

The Bangor Daily News reported on the breakup by area law enforcement agencies of a party involving college students and guests Saturday and Sunday at The Grove apartment complex on Route 2 in Orono. The only arrest involved an 18-year-old non-resident. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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Ippolito Discusses New Social Media Trend

Jonathan Ippolito, a new media faculty member at the University of Maine, discussed with Maine Public Broadcasting Network a new social media trend that is gaining momentum worldwide. The Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response replicates online familiar sounds or activities that, when isolated, can produce a tranquil, calming effect. Ippolito said the phenomenon creates a platform […]

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News Aggregator Notes UMaine Student Recruitment Effort

The Examiner.com news aggregator posted information from a Bangor Daily News article reporting that enrollment within the University off Maine System has stabilized after a system-wide decline. The report attributed the development to increasing use of social media and marketing to in-state and out-of-state student prospects, along with affirmation that UMaine remains the state’s flagship […]

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Global Fruit and Vegetable Site Carries Blueberry Update

The Fresh Plaza news website for companies operating in the global fruit and vegetable sector carried an article recently posted in the Ellsworth American’s Fenceviewer website that included comments from University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and blueberry specialist David Yarborough. Yarborough said that the lack of rain in August forced some blueberry growers without […]

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UMaine Economists Noted in Lisbon Council Report

The Lewiston Sun Journal, reporting on a Lisbon town council discussion about ways to better the community, noted the town’s economic and community development director introduced a report on new retail growth possibilities that was produced by an Eaton Peabody consultant with the help of the UMaine School of Economics. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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UMaine President Op-Ed in Portland Press Herald

An opinion column by University of Maine President Paul Ferguson in the Portland Press Herald addressed the university’s mission as a land grant institution of preparing UMaine graduates for successful careers and contributions to the state in fields like nanotechnology, climate change, sensor development, sustainability, public policy and offshore wind technologies. The president cited the […]

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UMaine Athletics Announces Staff Changes

University of Maine Director of Athletics Steve Abbott has announced several changes to the athletic training staff. Paul Culina, who has been at the University of Maine for the past 18 years, becomes the director of men’s and women’s hockey operations and will serve as athletic trainer for the men’s ice hockey team. Ryan Taylor […]

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UMaine Student to Speak About Financial Fitness

University of Maine graduate student Sarah Morehead will be the keynote speaker at a Sept. 22 event for men and women interested in learning more about money and how it affects their lives. “Fall Into Financial Fitness” will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Eastport Hall on the Bangor campus of the […]

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Memorials Planned for Shirley Ladd

The University of Maine Division of Student Affairs invites members of the campus community to a memorial service from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 in the Memorial Union chapel for Shirley Ladd, a UMaine student who died this summer as a result of a fall from a ledge in Acadia National Park. […]

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