Channel 5 Covers Museum Wreath-making Workshop
Channel 5 (WABI) covered Saturday’s wreath-making workshop at UMaine’s Page Farm and Home Museum. The story included an interview with Patty Henner, the museum’s director.
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Jones Featured in Holiday Shopping Television Story
Nory Jones of the UMaine business faculty was the primary source for a Friday WLBZ/WCSH television story about marketing strategies that retailers employ in the few days following Thanksgiving.
Read moreCorrell Chair Candidate Presentations Set
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two candidates for UMaine’s Correll Presidential Chair in Energy will present seminars during the week of Nov. 29. Jannette Fransden, who currently serves as an ocean and coastal energy consultant in Europe, will discuss “Offshore Wind Energy Developments in European Seas” on Monday Nov. 29, 1:10 – […]
Read moreMcConnon in Holiday Shopping Story
Comments from Jim McConnon of the UMaine School of Economics were included in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about holiday shopping data and predictions for “Black Friday” retail activity.
Read moreHazing Research Story Updates
A Wednesday Inside Higher Ed story reports on the continuing hazing research project headed up by UMaine professors Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. Building on extensive survey research from 2007 and 2008, Allan and Madden have now created a “National Agenda for Hazing Prevention in Education,” to inform efforts aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses […]
Read moreCenter On Aging Program Highlighted
The Bangor Daily News health and wellness section has a column about the UMaine Center on Aging’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, known as RSVP. Founded as part of the National Senior Service Corps in the 1970s, RSVP is for people 55 and older who want to use their life experiences and job skills to strengthen […]
Read moreUMaine Nursing Graduate Tapped To Head National Group
Amy Cotton, the director of Rosscare and a UMaine School of Nursing Graduate, has been selected president-elect of the National Gerontological Nursing Association, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. The association represents more than 1,700 nurses nationally and is dedicated to improving the quality of nursing care given to older adults.
Read moreMaine Sea Grant Welcomes New Research Coordinator
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine has appointed James McKenna of Mount Desert as part-time coordinator for the NOAA Sea Grant research program. McKenna is an associate professor of marine biology at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. McKenna received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Boston College and a doctorate in oceanography from the […]
Read moreMainebiz Mentions Russian Interest In Bridge Technology
Mainebiz had a story about the possibility of UMaine’s bridge-in-a-backpack technology being used at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. A Russian company which is working on transportation infrastructure projects at the Olympics signed a memorandum of understanding with Orono-based Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, which is commercializing the bridge technology developed at the university’s AEWC Advanced […]
Read moreConner Finishes Strong At NCAA Championship
UMaine junior nursing major Corey Conner placed 42nd out of 253 runners at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Monday, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Earlier this season Conner won the New England Championship and placed fourth in an NCAA regional race.
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