UMaine in the News

Bolton, UMaine Classes Cited in Press Herald Article on Restaurant Food Safety

Jason Bolton, an assistant extension professor and food safety specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald article about food safety in restaurants. Recent efforts by health inspectors to bring local restaurants into compliance with federal regulations and reduce the risks of potentially dangerous foodborne illnesses are clashing […]

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BDN Publishes Q&A with Creech

The Bangor Daily News printed an interview with Karlton Creech, the University of Maine’s director of athletics. The interview, published in question-and-answer format, contains both personal and professional questions that range from “What is the best part about living in Maine” to “What is your vision for the University of Maine’s athletic program?”

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WABI Reports Student Donates Hair, Raises Money for Cancer Research

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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Collins Center to Offer Free Screening of Vietnam Documentary, BDN Reports

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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BDN Covers UMaine President Susan J. Hunter’s Installation

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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USDA Cites UMaine’s iCook Study as Successful Project

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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Lilieholm Speaks in Support of Proposed National Park, Media Report

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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BDN Interviews Markowsky About Maine’s Tech Industry Future

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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Marine Scientists Find Whirlpool Role in Ocean Carbon Sink, Media Report

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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Mikotowicz, Mahon Take Part in MPBN’s ‘Maine Calling’ Book Club

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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