Year: 2014

Coghlan Demonstrates Kick Screening on ‘Aqua Kids’ Episode

Stephen Coghlan, an assistant professor of freshwater fisheries ecology at the University of Maine, appeared in an episode of the nationally syndicated children’s television show “Aqua Kids.” The program seeks to motivate young people to take an active role in protecting and preserving marine environments. In the episode set in Maine and titled “Maine Dead […]

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Caron Talks to WABI About Latest Book

WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, about her book, “The Sex Lives of College Students: Two Decades of Attitudes and Behaviors.” Caron’s book is based on the results of a sexuality survey she administered to thousands of students over the past 20 years. She […]

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WLBZ Previews World Series Trophy Viewing at UMaine

WLBZ (Channel 2) reported Red Sox staff and mascot Wally the Green Monster will bring the 2013 Commissioner’s Trophy — presented annually to the Major League Baseball World Series Champions — to the University of Maine on Sunday, Jan. 26. The trophy will be available for public viewing from 2–4 p.m. in the Alfond Arena […]

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WABI Reports on Hallman’s Last Oratorio Society Concert

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the retirement of Ludlow Hallman, a music professor and conductor at the University of Maine. Hallman conducted his last Oratorio Society concert Jan. 20 at the Hampden Academy Performing Arts Center in Hampden. Hallman, who plans to spend the first year of his retirement in Italy, said this is a […]

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Maine Edge Reviews Play Starring UMaine Student, Faculty, Alums

The Maine Edge reviewed Orono Community Theatre’s production of “Proof,” a psychological drama, that is being performed in the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on campus. The play, directed by UMaine alumna and Orono Community Theatre Director Sandy Cyrus, stars Dick Brucher, a professor in and chair of the UMaine English Department; Jennifer Hancock, a current UMaine […]

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Cosgrove Among Maine Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, Media Report

The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Edge reported Jack Cosgrove, head coach of the University of Maine football team, is one of nine people to be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in May at its 39th annual awards banquet. Other inductees include Joseph L. Ferris, who pitched for UMaine in the […]

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The Weekly Reports on ‘Literacy to Go’ Kits

The Weekly reported parents in the Orono and Old Town area will be able to encourage reading with “Literacy to Go” kits that include informational text, a storybook and a storyboard in a themed pizza box. The University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library in partnership with UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, Old […]

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Retention, Graduation Focus of Second Academic Faculty Forum on Feb. 3

Provost Jeff Hecker will lead the second of three Academic Faculty Forums 3–4 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. The forum will focus on retention and graduation. The third forum is scheduled for March 31. In year three of the Blue Sky Project, the focus is on integrating the plan’s […]

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