Sophie Wilson, the town manager of Brownville, will be offered the position of town manager of Orono, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Wilson has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UMaine, according to the story.
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about UMaine social work graduate student Kristina Minott and a study she is conducting about addiction recovery and the qualities of personal resiliency. Minott is seeking individuals in various stages of recovery for an anonymous survey designed to measure their resiliency.
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A study co-authored by UMaine social work Professor Sandra Butler was mentioned in a Thursday Bangor Daily News story about the welfare debate in Maine. The study, which Butler wrote with Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin of the University of New England, concluded that recent discussions of welfare reform make unfair generalizations about families who receive assistance.
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A National Public Radio program about foreign policy and the need to compete innovatively in the world noted the North Star Alliance, a partnership involving UMaine, small companies, state government and community colleges, which leverages local research to spur development of a wide range of industries such as marine and waterfront construction and ballistic armor. […]
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An op-ed in the Portland Press Herald supporting the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, known as TANF, mentioned the work of Sandra Butler, UMaine associate professor of social work. Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, associate professor, director of online education and co-director of the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of New England’s School […]
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Contact: Steve Colburn, (207) 581-1982 ORONO — University of Maine accounting students are providing free assistance to the public for federal and state income tax return preparation again this year at the Orono Public Library, Friday afternoons through April 15. The students are supervised by Steve Colburn, associate professor of accounting in the Maine Business […]
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Todd Gabe of UMaine’s School of Economics faculty was part of a Sunday Mainebiz Television panel, discussing the economic impact of destination events such as the Maine Winter Sports Center’s world cup events and the Pop Tech conference in Camden.
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Contact: Marilynne Mann, 581-3110; Jonathan Rubin, 581-1528; Stephen Reiling, 581-3237 ORONO — The blizzards than blanket streets, driveways and walks may seem somewhat of an inconvenience for some Mainers, but for many others, the rule is the more snow the better. University of Maine economics researchers say the cost of cleaning up after storms is […]
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Contact: Paul Myer, (207) 581-1992; Jason Harkins, (207) 217-4798 ORONO — Five Maine Business School graduate students representing the University of Maine at the 2010 Molson International Case Competition in Montreal, Canada recently performed well, finishing in the top half of 36 invited business school from across the globe. The UMaine team finished 14th overall […]
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The board of directors of SAD 22, which includes Hampden, Newburgh and Winterport, is considering working with UMaine as the towns decide what to do with the building that houses Hampden Academy, according to a Bangor Daily News story. A new school building is now under construction. According to the story, the board of directors […]
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