The University of Maine at Augusta and University College invite members of other University of Maine System campuses to attend a Portland Sea Dogs game Aug. 3. The deadline for ticket purchase is July 27. More information is online.
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Neil Spillane, co-founder and CEO of Portland-based Fork Food Lab, was a recent guest on “The Grow Maine Show.” Fork Food Lab is a food entrepreneur’s incubator space that will be open 24/7 and feature a tasting room. The goal is to host more than 40 companies to operate in the space, which features a […]
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Recent graduate Noelle Leon-Palmer says the University of Maine provided her a rewarding college experience in the classroom studying biology and writing an honors thesis, as well as on the field as a member of the women’s soccer team. Leon-Palmer, of Ajax, a town in Ontario, Canada, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in […]
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Greenlight Maine, an entrepreneurial pitch contest with a $200,000 prize, has named 26 semifinalists for its second season, according to Mainebiz. Greenlight Maine is a product of Portland Media Group, a custom content and production company founded by Corcoran; Nat Thompson, former president of Maine Radio and Television Co. and former owner/producer at WCSH (Channel […]
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Eighth-graders at the Indian Island School created Andy Warhol-inspired photographic silkscreen self-portraits for their graduation shots. The student pop art productions, along with several Warhol pieces on loan from the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, are on exhibit in the Minsky Culture Lab in Hudson Museum at the University of Maine. Michael […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the start of this summer’s Eastern Trek for Cancer. A group of seven runners heading for New York City began their run July 3 from Portland’s East End Beach as part of an effort to raise money for those battling cancer, according to the report. Recent University of Maine graduate […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine Foundation news release announcing entrepreneur David Sklar ’63 has joined the Charles F. Allen Legacy Society with a $1 million planned gift. UMaine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills and UMaine President Susan J. Hunter recently presented Sklar with a certificate recognizing him as a new member […]
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Robert Glover, assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, and recent UMaine graduate Grace Kiffney, published an Op-Ed article in the Bangor Daily News about asylum seekers’ access to resources and general assistance in Maine. According to the article, this year, the U.S. immigration court backlog hit 474,322 cases. In […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered a recent comfort bag delivery to patients at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Lafayette Family Cancer Center in Brewer. Recent University of Maine graduate Matt Dexter led the effort as part of the Christine B. Foundation (CBF) — an organization he created to raise awareness of and funds for cancer in honor […]
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Liz Wood is a finalist for the 2016 America East Woman of the Year award, as announced by the league Monday, May 23. The winner will be unveiled Tuesday, June 7, at the annual conference meeting in Burlington, Vermont. The winner’s name will be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee. Wood, […]
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