Participants of the Upward Bound Math Science program at the University of Maine will present videos and posters on a variety of research projects conducted throughout the summer. The students will host a Group Design Project Video Show from 1–2:30 p.m. Friday, July 24 at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. The videos document the […]
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Recent University of Maine graduate Alicia Valente of New Gloucester, Maine won the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Quiz Bowl in St. Louis, Missouri on June 25. Valente represented New England along with two students from Plymouth State University. They competed against nine other teams, each representing a district of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. New […]
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William “Bill” Lucy ’71, former associate dean of student activities and organizations at the University of Maine, passed away July 12, 2015. Lucy earned his education doctorate from UMaine in 1971. For 25 years until his retirement in 1996, Lucy was known to generations of University of Maine students as “Dean Lucy.” As associate dean […]
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Bob Cobb, former dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and a founder of Maine’s Sports Done Right, and Parise Rossignol, UMaine women’s basketball player, will be guests on Downtown with Rich Kimball 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The topic will be youth sports; the show airs on WZON-AM620, WKIT-HD3, […]
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Alumna, occupational therapist creates place to foster healthy sensory and motor development in children.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the the third annual Children’s Book Drive to be held at The Briar Patch book and toy store on Central Street in Bangor on Thursday, June 25. The drive aims to benefit Literacy Volunteers’ programs to help adults and families learn to read, according to the article. This year, […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,163 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,710 are from Maine, 377 are from 31 other states and 76 are from 22 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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PennLive cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article “‘A culture problem, not a college problem’: The discussion on combating hazing continues.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found 74 percent of students that experienced at least one hazing behavior were in varsity athletics, while 73 were […]
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The Sun Journal reported that a Spruce Mountain Envirothon team has won the state competition and is studying and raising money to travel to Missouri for the national contest. Envirothon is the nation’s largest environmental science competition and includes tests in forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife biology, and soil science, according to the article. Teams also […]
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The 3rd Annual Children’s Book Drive to benefit Literacy Volunteers will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 23, at Briar Patch Book & Toy Store, 27 Central St., Bangor. The rain date is June 25. All proceeds and books collected will benefit Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, a program aimed to help adults […]
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