Rural Media Group (RMG), a privately held corporation that owns and operates a portfolio of rural-based entertainment companies, is slated to air University of Maine Cooperative Extension videos on their morning “Market Day Report” and “Rural Evening News” programs. Videos likely to air include “How to Frost Seed,” “Working with Maine Business,”“How Do I Tap […]
Read more
The Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan announced in its January 2014 newsletter that it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s run for the Republican presidential candidacy, in which she became the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at a convention by one of the two major parties. […]
Read more
American family formations have evolved over the years: from multiple generations under one roof; to a unit with father, mother and 2.5 children; to blended stepfamilies; to a single parent and child. University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone says childfree couples are also part of the mix. “When we talk about families, be it in […]
Read more
WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the University of Maine Career Center’s 16th annual UMaine Career Fair. About 126 employers took part in the event at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Patty Counihan, director of the UMaine Career Center, said networking is key to finding a job and the […]
Read more
WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, and students in her e-commerce class about bitcoins. Bitcoins are the first online currency that doesn’t use a central bank to exchange money, and today one Bitcoin is valued at just under […]
Read more
The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) were among news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s unveiling of the renovated New Balance Field House. The construction included the installation of a new track with an added fourth lane, a second long jump/triple jump pit, a permanent throwing circle with retractable cage, new […]
Read more
David Grant, a University of Maine sophomore, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about his experience as a Google Glass Explorer. Grant is testing Google Glass, a technology not yet on store shelves, that allows the user to check the weather, get directions, take photos and make calls from the glasses they’re wearing. Grant sends Google […]
Read more
John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for the article “Growing hemp nears legality in Maine, but just for research.” The article states Maine is one of a dozen states in which hemp could be grown for research purposes if the farm bill passed […]
Read more
The Bangor Daily News spoke with Travis Baker, who teaches English at the University of Maine, about the inspiration for and creation of his award-winning play “One Blue Tarp.” Baker’s play was named Best Play for the state of Maine in the 2013 Clauder New England Playwright Competition. “One Blue Tarp” runs from Jan. 30 […]
Read more
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Oliver Wahlstrom, a seventh-grader who plays varsity ice hockey at North Yarmouth Academy. Earlier this year, Wahlstrom verbally committed to attend the University of Maine and play hockey in 2019. Wahlstrom, 13, said he realized he was a good hockey player when he was 8 or 9 years […]
Read more