Bangor television station WABI reported on this week’s gathering of alumni from the UMaine Class of 1944. The group has donated more than $14 million through the years, including funds for the Class of 1944 Hall which houses UMaine’s music department, and the revamped Bear’s Den pub. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine graduate student Ryan Guerrero was featured in the Bangor Daily News for a graffiti project he is working on as a master’s project. Guerrero, who will earn a degree in fine arts, is spray-painting four sheets of plywood to form a 16-foot long mural to be donated to either UMaine or a business that […]
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Comments from UMaine historian Howard Segal were included in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio report about Mainers’ opinions on the national debt talks. Segal said President Obama should have been tougher from the outset of the impasse. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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July 25, 2011 Ryan “Goo” Guerrero, an M.F.A student in Intermedia with a B.A. in Studio Art, will conduct a two-part, two-day live mural-painting project in downtown Orono and on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26-27, as part of his graduate thesis.
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Prof. Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was interviewed for a Capitol News Service story published in the Bangor Daily News. The story details U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s plans to stand for re-election in 2012.
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UMaine student Nick Lorenzen was quoted in a story on the Nashoba Publishing website about a young-adult summer theater series in Massachusetts. Lorenzen, a sophomore, is directing a comedy at this year’s camp, and commented that theater brings people together and provides an outlet for people. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Douglas Nangle, professor and director of the clinical psychology doctoral program in the UMaine Department of Psychology, has been selected for nomination to the American Psychological Association’s Board of Professional Affairs. The nomination comes after several rounds of vetting by the APA Board of Directors. Nangle and one other nominee will appear on a national […]
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Several news outlets covered the UMaine System board of trustees’ vote to proceed with plans for a new building on the UMaine campus that will house a planetarium and observatory. Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) interviewed UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeff Hecker, who said the move is long overdue. Hecker […]
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Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) featured UMaine’s Space and Energy Camp, which was organized by the Department of Astronomy and Physics. UMaine graduate student Kevin Roberge, who is serving as the camp director, told an interviewer the staff hopes the campers’ experiences this summer will spark an interest in studying science. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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Mark Brewer, a UMaine political scientist, was quoted in an Associated Press story about supporters and opponents of gay marriage gearing up for a possible statewide referendum on the issue in November 2012. Brewer said there will be a lot of money available because of the presidential election and Sen. Olympia Snowe being up for […]
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