The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine ice hockey players Brittany Ott and Mark Nemec were given the 2013 “M” Club Award on Monday. The award is given every year to UMaine’s top male and female student-athletes who display academic and athletic achievement as well as give back to the community.
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Seacoast Online mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in its article about winter gardening and preparing for the spring gardening season. The article says the UMaine Cooperative Extension offers gardening information and programs, and can also do soil tests for gardeners who would like to send in a soil sample to determine the best […]
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Missouri’s News Tribune spoke to University of Maine researchers about the importance of keeping produce clean and the steps involved in storing and preparing food. In the article, “A little retraining: How to use your refrigerator properly,” the UMaine researchers emphasize the importance of healthy food preparation and sanitation.
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The Sun Journal wrote an article about the work of several college students who volunteered for the L-A (Lewiston-Auburn) CA$H Coalition and AARP to help low-income families through the tax process. In “College students pitch in with free tax help,” University of Maine student, Eugene Field, speaks about his positive experience doing volunteer work and […]
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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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