UMaine Business Experts Available for Holiday Shopping Forecast
Business experts weigh in on shopping trends and implications for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Helping Substance-exposed Youngsters
A new $3.9 million social services project will improve the well-being and safety of the youngest victims of substance abuse in the Penquis region.
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UMaine Economic Analysis Finds Obese Youth Could Cost Maine $1.2 Billion
A UMaine analysis finds obese youth could cost Maine $1.2 billion in the next 20 years.
Read moreTwo UMaine Students and an Alumnus Reported Killed in Friday Plane Crash
Two University of Maine students and a 2011 alumnus were reported killed in a crash of a single-engine plane Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, Maine. All three were members of the UMaine chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, according to fraternity members. The Knox County Sheriff’s Department, which is leading […]
Read moreKinghorn Award Noted in Bangor Daily News Story
University of Maine Museum of Art director and curator George Kinghorn was noted in a Bangor Daily News story for winning an award during an event sponsored by Bangor Fusion, the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce’s networking group of younger residents. Kinghorn won the the Fusion Leadership and Vision Award (FLAVA), which recognizes an individual, […]
Read moreNewspaper Reports Sally Jacobs’ Passing
The Bangor Daily News published an article about former UMaine biochemistry professor and longtime conservationist Sally Jacobs of Orono, who passed away Nov. 12. Jacobs, who taught at UMaine for 35 years after moving to the state in the early 1960s, advocated for conservation and is credited with establishing several significant bicycle trails, including the […]
Read moreChannel 7 Notes UMaine Blood Drive
Channel 7 (WVII) noted on its website that the University of Maine New Balance Student Recreation Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 14–15, organized by the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism to benefit the American Red Cross. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
Read moreUMaine Bridge Technology Noted in Company Profile
A profile in Mainebiz on the Richmond-based Wyman & Simpson engineering and construction company noted that the composite-concrete technology the company has been using to build lightweight, economical bridges came from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center research and development. Company president and UMaine alumnus Doug Herman said the company used a […]
Read moreRubin Comments in Vehicle Efficiency Standards Article
Comments from University of Maine professor of resource economics Jonathan Rubin were included in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology news article about an MIT study on new government standards to improve motor vehicle efficiency. The researchers said that while recent efficiency requirements may save consumers money and cut carbon emissions, an “economy-wide” carbon tax might […]
Read moreSocial Work Researcher in Report on Project to Help Children
University of Maine assistant professor of social work Jennifer Middleton was interviewed for a Channel 7 (WVII) report that appeared during the 7 a.m. news on Nov. 14. The report detailed a $3.9 million, federally funded, five-year collaborative project led by the Bangor-based Children and Families Together and the UMaine School of Social Work to […]
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