NORTHPORT — The Sixth Annual University of Maine Geriatric Colloquium planned Monday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport will explore “Substance Abuse in Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic.”
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UMaine business major James Gilmore is the featured act in a concert, according to a story in Foster’s Daily Democrat newspaper, that will serve as a fundraiser for a new library in South Berwick. “Sobopalooza for the Library” is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at Marshwood High School, of which Gilmore is […]
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University of Maine business and economics student Rachel Hathaway, who spent a summer internship in 2009 helping impoverished people in Bangladesh access small business loans, will return to the country to continue her work this summer and in 2012 as a Fulbright Scholar.
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An op-ed piece written by a UMaine graduate student was published in the Bangor Daily News. Elissa Rowe, who is also a social worker, advocated for support of LD 18, An Act to Extend the School Year in which the school year would go from 180 days to 185 days. Rowe writes that Maine is […]
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Friday’s Bangor Daily News reported that Nicole Goggin has been named Brewer’s economic development specialist. Goggin will graduate from UMaine on May 7 with an MBA. Chosen from a field of 43 applicants, she supplemented her UMaine course work with involvement in the Knowledge Transfer Alliance, an interdisciplinary effort that brings UMaine expertise to bear […]
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The University of Maine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced winners of this year’s second annual Undergraduate Research & Academic Showcase held last week. Nine awards were made after consideration of more than 50 research projects presented as end-of-the year capstone exhibits or displays. The research represents disciplines from across campus.
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The Bangor Daily News has a brief about a marketing research project being performed by UMaine MBA students. The students are conducting a survey regarding the potential target market and market opportunities for Moosehead Furniture Co. Click here to take the survey online. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 Saturday’s Bangor Daily News business section included a column by Prof. Harold Daniel of the UMaine business faculty. In the column, Daniel provides analysis on the relationship between technology and Maine’s tourism industry. He notes that northern and eastern Maine destinations would benefit from improved technology infrastructure and coordinated online […]
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Contact: Peter Fandel, (207) 581-1835 or Jim Settele, (207) 581-3153 ORONO — The University of Maine School of International Affairs has invited the chief of staff for the U.S. Navy’s Energy and Environmental Readiness Division to present and discuss steps the Navy is taking to utilize more efficient alternative energy sources for newly designed equipment.
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Contact: Nancy Hall, (207) 581-2404 University of Maine undergraduate students will present more than 50 research projects all day on Wednesday, April 13 at the Wells Conference Center for the second annual Undergraduate Research & Academic Showcase. The research represents disciplines from across campus.
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