Year: 2012

Political Science Student in Camden Conference Report

UMaine student Marshal Wade was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the Camden Conference, which brings together people to discuss complex challenges facing the U.S. and the world. Wade, a sophomore studying political science who is taking a UMaine class built around the conference, said other countries seem to have the opportunity to […]

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Marine Scientists Featured in Newspaper Article

UMaine marine scientists Emmanuel Boss and Lee Karp-Boss were the subjects of a Bangor Daily News article about their participation in the Tara Expeditions, a research journey that has spanned 81,000 nautical miles since September 2009. Karp-Boss is currently serving as chief scientist, her second time in that role as the Tara research vessel sails […]

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Brewer Comments on Snowe

UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was quoted in an Associated Press story on the Boston Globe website about Sen. Olympia Snowe and her reelection campaign. Brewer said although the conservative enthusiasm in Maine’s recent GOP presidential caucuses probably didn’t go unnoticed by Snowe’s campaign, votes for libertarian Ron Paul and conservative Rick Santorum doesn’t necessarily […]

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Nursing Students’ Trip in WABI Report

Bangor TV station WABI reported on a group of UMaine nursing students who are going to Belize for spring vacation. The students will volunteer in local hospitals and health clinics and bring medical supplies. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777

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Sun Journal Features Sociology Student

The Lewiston Sun Journal has a story about Lanette Bryant of Dixfield, a third-year UMaine student majoring in sociology and minoring in women’s studies. Bryant graduated recently from Emerge Maine, a program for democratic women who have an interest in running for political office. Bryant said she plans to finish her degree, start a career, […]

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UMaine Engineering Group a Finalist in Newman’s Own Challenge

A volunteer project by the University of Maine student chapter of Engineers Without Borders — bringing a septic system and safer water to a small Honduran village — has been selected as one of the top three finalists in the 2012 Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge.

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Website Picks up UMaine Climate Change Blog

The website Adventures in Climate Change is running all of the blog entries about a team of scientists from the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute who are on an expedition in the Tupungatito Glacier, located in a volcanic crater at an elevation of 19,000 feet in the Andes Mountains in Chile. Paul Mayewski, director […]

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TV News interviews UMaine horticulturist on spring garden planning

Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and ornamental horticulturist Lois Berg Stack for a Thursday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. news report on spring garden planning tips as warm weather approaches. Stack says February is the time when gardeners should be planning their gardens and even starting some vegetables indoors. Stack also […]

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UMaine Muslim Students Raise Funds for Somalia Crises

Members of the University of Maine Muslim Student Association (MSA) raising money to aid starving and drought-stricken Somalia are inviting members of the campus and surrounding communities to a special presentation Monday, Feb. 20 on campus to raise awareness about the suffering and famine. The students — many with roots in the African nation — […]

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