Alumni

Grow Maine Show Interviews Former UMaine Hockey Coach About Startup

Dan Kerluke, a former associate head coach for the University of Maine hockey team, was a guest on the Grow Maine Show where he spoke about the startup he co-founded to create a hockey goaltending analytics app. Kerluke started Double Blue Sports Analytics with David Alexander, who was a UMaine goalie coach, and Tim Westbaker, […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Ghost Brothers’ Musical Opens at CCA, Media Report

The Associated Press and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2014 debut of “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” a Southern gothic supernatural musical created by Stephen King, a best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp; and Grammy Award-winning T Bone Burnett. The haunting tale of fraternal love, […]

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Ghost Brothers About to Thrill Maine Audiences

A Southern supernatural musical written by Maine’s king of horror will begin its 2014 fall tour at the University of Maine. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a haunting, gothic musical set in Mississippi and penned by best-selling author and UMaine alumnus Stephen King, will be presented Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Collins […]

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Stephen King, John Mellencamp Speak with WABI About Musical Performance at CCA

WABI (Channel 5) spoke with author Stephen King and musician John Mellencamp about “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” a Southern gothic supernatural musical written by King that debuts Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. King, a best-selling author and UMaine alumnus, teamed with Rock and Roll […]

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WVII Covers Talk by Tastemade Co-Founder, UMaine Alumnus

WVII (Channel 7) reported on a University of Maine talk by Steven Kydd, a UMaine alumnus and co-founder of Tastemade, the world’s first global food network built for digital platforms. Kydd, an Orrington native who now lives in California, graduated from UMaine in 1991 with a degree in business administration. “To come back here to […]

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Ocean Optics

Director of Darling Marine Center Co-chairs International Ocean Optics XXII Conference

Oceanographers, water-quality experts and satellite remote-sensing scientists from around the world will shine light on developments in ocean optics and their application to environmental issues at a conference Oct. 25–31 in Portland, Maine. Mary Jane Perry, interim director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, is co-chair of the conference, Ocean Optics […]

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Extreme Living

UMaine Researchers Document Highest Altitude Ice Age Human Occupation

In the southern Peruvian Andes, an archaeological team led by researchers at the University of Maine has documented the highest altitude ice age human occupation anywhere in the world — nearly 4,500 meters above sea level (masl). Their discoveries date high-altitude human habitation nearly a millennium earlier than previously documented. Despite cold temperatures, high solar […]

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Tastemade Co-Founder, UMaine Alumnus to Speak Oct. 27

The Maine Business School at the University of Maine is sponsoring a talk by Steven Kydd, a UMaine alumnus and co-founder of Tastemade, the world’s first global food network built for digital platforms. Kydd, who graduated from UMaine in 1991 with a degree in business administration, will speak from 3–4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 in […]

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