WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine student Dan Shorette recently shaved his head to donate his hair to Wigs for Kids, an organization that makes wigs for children losing hair for medical reasons. Shorette said he was inspired by fellow classmate, Juli Sclafani, who lost her younger brother to cancer. “I think it’s really […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Maine Military Community Network, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Maine Humanities Council will host three public screenings of the Oscar-nominated documentary feature “Last Days in Vietnam.” The screenings are April 9 at the The Grand in Ellsworth, April 19 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the installation of the University of Maine’s 20th President Susan J. Hunter, where she was formally welcomed to her post during a ceremony in the Collins Center for the Arts. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York System, gave the keynote address. During President Hunter’s speech, […]
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A University of Maine-led child food and fitness study was cited in a USDA news release announcing $9 million in grants that were awarded to develop childhood obesity intervention programs through colleges and universities in 12 states and Puerto Rico. “Successful projects funded in previous years include the University of Maine’s iCook project, which developed […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported Robert Lilieholm, the E.L. Giddings professor of forest policy at the University of Maine, spoke at a press conference in favor of the Katahdin region’s proposed national park and recreation area. The conference was held to show More than 200 businesses from around the state […]
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George Markowsky, a computer science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the Maine Game Club, a group of 20 students from different area high schools who are interested in digital art and programming. The club aims to educate young programmers and inspire the next generation who […]
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The National Science Foundation, Hydro International, Science 2.0 and Phys.org reported on new research related to the North Atlantic Bloom, when millions of phytoplankton use sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) to grow and reproduce at the ocean’s surface. When phytoplankton die, the carbon dioxide in their cells sinks. “But we wanted to find out what’s […]
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Tom Mikotowicz, a theatre professor at the University of Maine, and John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy and professor of management at UMaine, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” as part […]
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A University of Maine study was mentioned in a ClimateProgress article about March Sadness — the organization’s educational bracket tournament of animals affected by climate change and other environmental threats. ClimateProgress will pursue a feature article exploring the story behind whichever animal wins, the website states. The UMaine study was cited in the battle between […]
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The Ellsworth American reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor Marjorie Peronto and her husband Reeser Manley, who teaches for the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Program, will give a public talk in Ellsworth about how to grow organic fruit crops. The gardening experts and co-authors of “The New England Gardener’s Year,” will share […]
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