A report in the Detroit Free Press on the mingling of sports and religion included comments from UMaine History Professor Emeritus William Baker, who has written a book entitled “Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport.” Baker told the paper that baseball is affected by the general culture, which has been affected by the rise […]
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UMaine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Woodstock will share in a $692,736 federal grant to implement physical activity and nutrition programs for every student in Oxford County, according to a news story in the Lewiston Sun Journal. The grant includes funding for an experiential education coordinator who will be an employee of the 4-H […]
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The Portland Press Herald carried a report on plans for Rudy Vallee Day, the Westbrook native and legendary singer and actor who popularized UMaine’s fight song, “The Stein Song.” Students plan to gather at 3 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of Fogler Library to sing the song in honor of Vallee, who spend one semester […]
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In celebration of Rudy Vallee Day, Wednesday, Oct. 12, the All Maine Women, Senior Skulls, Sophomore Eagles and Sophomore Owls honor societies will be on the steps of UMaine’s Fogler Library at 3 p.m., singing The Maine Stein Song, handing out Stein Song cards and chalking down the University Mall.
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The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine has launched an interactive website offering layers of written and recorded narratives, stories and songs, a sampling of the thousands of archived materials representing Maine culture, color and life.
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The University of Maine Canadian-American Center is cosponsoring a series of lectures during its 12th annual celebration of Canada Weeks Oct. 13, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20.
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Bill Livingston, UMaine associate professor of forestry resources, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about this fall’s late foliage season. Livingston said fall colors are brightest when there has been a string of cold nights, with temperatures in the low 40s or 30s, followed by sunny days. So far, this October has been […]
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A blog posting on the Houston Chronicle website noted the UMaine football team’s overtime win Saturday against sixth-ranked James Madison. Blogger Jerome Solomon linked to an ESPN video of UMaine football player Chris Treister making a play to win the game for the Black Bears, and said Treister came up with a big play at […]
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Prof. Laurie Hicks from the UMaine art department was interviewed for a Friday WABI television story about Drawing On, an exhibit that opens at UMaine’s Lord Hall on Friday Oct. 14. Part of the Maine Drawing Project, the exhibit features several artists drawing directly on the walls in the Lord Hall Gallery. WLBZ television also […]
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President Ferguson was one of several speakers, including all four members of Maine’s Congressional delegation, to speak at Friday’s Brunswick announcement of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s $3 million grant to start a Blackstone Accelerates Growth program in Maine. The grant will fund several collaborative efforts, including the expansion of opportunities for students at UMaine and […]
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