ORONO — Members of the UMaine and surrounding communities are invited to join Maine Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today at 2 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts to honor and welcome home from the Middle East 152 Maine Army National Guard members of the Brewer-based Company […]
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The website Physorg.com posted information about a UMaine study that finds warning signs of depression in young romance. UMaine Doctoral Research Fellow Jessica Fales says adolescents and young adults who excessively seek reassurance in their romantic relationships are at an increased risk for depression.
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A Kennebunk psychologist who did her clinical internship at UMaine is the focus of an article on seacoastonline.com. Amy Wood, who is also a professional coach and success strategist, wrote a book, “Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breath Easier in a Fast-paced World,” which seeks to solve the overwhelming sensation of […]
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UMaine’s Steiners singing group participated in Wednesday’s inauguration of Maine Gov. Paul LePage, the Village Soup reported. The Steiners are an all-make acapella group made up of UMaine students. House Minority Leader Emily Cain, a UMaine graduate and current doctoral student who works as an advancement coordinator in UMaine’s Honors College and represents the district […]
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Contact: Kris McClure, 581-3842 The Intensive English Institute at the University of Maine is seeking volunteers to meet and talk with international students from throughout the world. International students at UMaine currently represent Brazil, Chile, China, India, France, Libya, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea, Thailand, Venezuela, among many other countries. Volunteer conversation partners spend one […]
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Contact: Lauren Wagner, (207) 581-1796 ORONO—The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, the Office of Multicultural Programs, and UMaine Athletics will present a Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Day event and activities Jan. 17 from 1-4 p.m. at the Bangor Mall. Students in grades 3-5 and their parents are invited to attend. […]
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Contact: Jessica Fales, 207-581-2061; Douglas Nangle, 207-581-2045 Ah, young love between a girl and a boy. So innocent. So much a part of coming of age. Such a romantic backdrop for the warning signs of depression. Adolescents and young adults who excessively seek reassurance in their romantic relationships are at increased risk for depression, according […]
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Kate Yerxa from UMaine Cooperative Extension was the featured expert in a Monday WABI story about affordable ways to keep children physically active during the winter months. Yerxa is Extension’s statewide educator for nutrition and physical activity.
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An Associated Press story profiles Brent Littlefield, Gov.-elect Paul LePage’s senior political adviser. The story details Littlefield’s successful campaigns when he was a UMaine student government leader in the early 1990s. Littlefield, who grew up in Winn, is a political consultant based outside Washington D.C. In the story, people associated with the LePage campaign point […]
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The Bangor Daily News reports UMaine’s Fogler Library will work with the Bangor Public Library to digitize some 800 World War II posters and make copies available for sale, with funds going to the restoration of the original images. Fogler will serve as the digital host for the project.
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