UWire The College Network published an article about the screening of two Maine documentary films at the Collins Center for the Arts. The screening was co-sponsored by The Camden International Film Festival and the University of Maine’s Continuing Education Division. Both films, “Downeast” and “Betting the Farm” are a preview for UMaine’s Camden International Film […]
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The Columbus Dispatch of Columbus, Ohio printed an Associated Press article that included advice from University of Maine’s Donna Coffin, “Bushels of advice available for rookie gardeners.” Coffin, who works for the Maine Agricultural Center in general agriculture, home horticulture and horses, spoke about how to determine “what’s eating” plants in gardens and options that […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Islamic Center of Maine’s open house on Saturday. The open house was part of UMaine’s Islam Awareness Weekend. Part of the open house was a talk on the psychology of a terrorist by Yassir Fazaga, the religious leader of the Orange County Islamic Foundation in Mission Viejo, Calif. Abdulraheem […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with University of Maine Biology Professor Frank Drummond about how several species of bees are in danger of extinction in Maine. Drummond and UMaine colleagues Lois Berg Stack and Alison Dibble are conducting a five-year study financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on bees and what plants best support […]
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A Portland Press Herald article on poor planning in Maine’s foster care system mentioned a five-year, $3.9 million federal grant that was awarded to the University of Maine School of Social Work and Families and Children Together, a Bangor-based foster care agency. The grant will be used to develop a program to help parents address […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News spoke to Amy Blackstone, University of Maine sociology professor, about her roller derby team Central Maine Derby’s first public bout at the Bangor Auditorium on Sunday. The BDN also spoke to Blackstone’s teammate, UMaine entomology graduate student Jennifer Lund. Both women spoke highly of the sport, calling […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited a 2008 study by two University of Maine economists in the article “Carnival ship plans 8 visits to Portland this year.” The study, which was funded by Portland, looked at cruise ship passengers’ economic effects on the city. The study found the average passenger spends $80 to $110 a day […]
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The VillageSoup wrote an article about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Kids Can Grow program, a youth gardening program for ages 7–12 that will offer six hands-on classes from May to September at the Knox-Lincoln counties office in Waldoboro.
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) were among several news organizations that covered the University of Maine’s football Pro Day. Eleven members of the Black Bear football team’s senior class got the chance to perform tests and drills for a New England Patriots scout […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a small kitchen fire that broke out in the Memorial Union on the University of Maine campus Tuesday morning. The Union was evacuated for about a half hour. No injuries were reported.
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