Year: 2010

David Brown Memorial Service Saturday, December 18

A memorial service for UMaine first-year physics major David Brown, who died Wednesday, Dec. 15 in an automobile accident, will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, from 1-4 p.m. at the home of his grandparents at 515 Maple Ridge Road in Winslow. Brown, 18, was from Unity, Maine.

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UMaine Community Assists with Holiday Giving Efforts

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — More than $4,000 in cash donations, more than 675 toys, more than 400 children’s books, along with food, clothing and handmade fleece blankets were just some of the results of members of the UMaine campus community teaming up with surrounding communities to brighten the holidays for area families […]

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Rebar Thanks Collins In Letter

John Rebar, executive director of UMaine Cooperative Extension, has a letter to the editor in Friday’s Bangor Daily News. The letter thanks U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for her support of the University of Maine Potato Integrated Pest Management program. The program provided in 2008 and 2009 early warnings and strategies that averted an estimated $43 […]

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Cranberries In Connecticut Newspaper Story

Information from UMaine Cooperative Extension about the popularity of the cranberry around the holidays was included in a story in a report in a Connecticut newspaper. The Bristol Press mentioned the health benefits of the cranberry, its history in North America, and ways cranberries can be cultivated in a home garden. More information can be […]

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Hazing Research Cited In Story About Idaho Football Incident

The findings of a national hazing study conducted by UMaine researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden were mentioned in a Reuters story about incidents that took place last at a high school in Blackfoot, Idaho, involving college football players from Boise State, Idaho State, and Carroll College in Montana. The study found 47 percent of […]

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UMaine Alum a Contestant on “The Bachelor”

Friday’s Bangor Daily News reports that UMaine alum Ahsley Hebert, a 26-year-old Madawaska native who’s now a University of Pennsylvania dental student, will be one of 30 contestants on the next season of ABC television’s “The Bachelor.” The report says she was captain of the dance team when she was a UMaine student.  The season […]

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Acheson, Murphy Scheduled for Radio Program

UMaine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Research Associate Ann Acheson and Barbara Murphy from the Cooperative Extension faculty will be part of a panel discussion on WERU radio, 10-11 a.m. Friday Dec. 17.  WERU is at 89.9FM with live streaming online. The subject will be local agriculture as a means for addressing hunger in Knox […]

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Students Hone Skills for International Business Plan Competition

Contact: Paul Myer, (207) 581-1992) ORONO — The Maine Business School has announced the team members heading to Montreal, Canada Jan. 3-8 to compete in the annual Molson MBA International Case Competition, an event in which UMaine business students typically perform well. Team members are Nicole Gogan of Orrington, Joseph Kellner from Hampden, Mass. and […]

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Editorial Cites UMaine’s Role In Job Creation

An editorial published in the Brunswick-based Times Record newspaper cited UMaine’s involvement in the Maine Advanced Technology and Engineering Center as an example of job creation in Maine. The center, a public-private collaborative, will be based at the Brunswick Naval Air Station when the Navy closes the base next May. The editorial claims more than […]

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Report Analyzes System Economic Impact

A Maine Today Media story details “Making Maine Work: The Role of Maine’s Public University System,” a report released on Wednesday by the Maine Development Foundation and Maine State Chamber of Commerce.  The report outlines the ways in which Maine’s public universities can better serve the Maine business sector and it notes examples — including […]

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