The Bangor Daily News reported on several staff changes in the UMaine Department of Athletics. Head athletic trainer Paul Culina is becoming director of men’s and women’s hockey operations, Ryan Taylor is the new athletic trainer and Michelle Bowers and Kelleigh O’Neill have been named assistant athletic trainers. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Maine Edge newspaper reported on the closing ceremony of the 2012 Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, held this year in partnership with the University of Maine. Large-scale public artwork resulting from the six-week project will be placed at locations in Bangor, Old Town and Orono, including three sculptures on the UMaine campus. Contact: George Manlove, […]
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Channel 6 (WCSH) and affiliated Channel 2 (WLBZ) carried a report quoting a downtown Orono restaurant manager who said returning UMaine students already have boosted business in the restaurants. The manager said students are critical to the business. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the breakup by area law enforcement agencies of a party involving college students and guests Saturday and Sunday at The Grove apartment complex on Route 2 in Orono. The only arrest involved an 18-year-old non-resident. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Jonathan Ippolito, a new media faculty member at the University of Maine, discussed with Maine Public Broadcasting Network a new social media trend that is gaining momentum worldwide. The Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response replicates online familiar sounds or activities that, when isolated, can produce a tranquil, calming effect. Ippolito said the phenomenon creates a platform […]
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The Examiner.com news aggregator posted information from a Bangor Daily News article reporting that enrollment within the University off Maine System has stabilized after a system-wide decline. The report attributed the development to increasing use of social media and marketing to in-state and out-of-state student prospects, along with affirmation that UMaine remains the state’s flagship […]
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The Fresh Plaza news website for companies operating in the global fruit and vegetable sector carried an article recently posted in the Ellsworth American’s Fenceviewer website that included comments from University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and blueberry specialist David Yarborough. Yarborough said that the lack of rain in August forced some blueberry growers without […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal, reporting on a Lisbon town council discussion about ways to better the community, noted the town’s economic and community development director introduced a report on new retail growth possibilities that was produced by an Eaton Peabody consultant with the help of the UMaine School of Economics. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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An opinion column by University of Maine President Paul Ferguson in the Portland Press Herald addressed the university’s mission as a land grant institution of preparing UMaine graduates for successful careers and contributions to the state in fields like nanotechnology, climate change, sensor development, sustainability, public policy and offshore wind technologies. The president cited the […]
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The Portland Press Herald posted an opinion piece by President Paul Ferguson titled “Maine Voices: UMaine plan emphasizes school’s role as partner in moving state forward.”
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