The Bangor Daily News published an article about the ongoing investigation into the death July 28 of UMaine student Shirley Ladd, a 22-year-old New Hampshire resident who fell from a steep mountain trail in Acadia National Park. The Seacoastonline.com newspaper group in southern Maine also carried the report. Investigators said they want to determine exactly […]
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In his Maine Gardener column, Maine Sunday Telegram writer Tom Atwell discussed his personal involvement with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Backyard Locavore Day and garden tours Saturday, Aug. 12 in Cumberland County. He credited Extension horticulture coordinator Diana Hibbard for getting the word out, and quoted Cumberland County Extension food preservation specialist Kate […]
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An article in the Lewiston Sun Journal chronicled a weeklong stay at a Lewiston nursing home by University of Maine Nursing student Jana Kenney of Bangor, who wanted to experience firsthand what life is like for many geriatric residents before she graduates in December and heads to medical school. She said the experience, made possible […]
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An editorial in the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel praised UMaine President Paul Ferguson’s recently released “Blue Sky Project: Reaffirming Public Higher Education at Maine’s Flagship University” report and endorsed the president’s observation that UMaine can do more to inform the public about the university’s strengths and contributions to the state. The […]
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Bangor TV station WABI reported on UMaine student Benton Purnell, who recently completed a 67-day canoe trip that took him the entire 2,500-mile length of the Mississippi River. Purnell said in an interview the trip came about when his father encouraged him to do something interesting this summer. He started in northern Minnesota, where he […]
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The Bangor Daily News ran an advance on a Sept. 16 UMaine clinic for basketball coaches. The clinic will feature several nationally known Hall of Fame women’s coaches, including Van Chancellor and Theresa Grentz, along with Gary Blair, head coach of the 2011 national champion Texas A&M team. UMaine women’s basketball head coach Richard Barron […]
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Research at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center was mentioned in a report on the Composites World website about the use of the resin infusion process in fiberglass composites. The story noted UMaine is investigating thermoplastic composite wind blades that could mean better performance under extreme heat. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The UMaine Summer Music Festival production of “Johnny Baseball” was recommended in the Culture Shock blog on the Bangor Daily News website as one of the top things to do in Maine this weekend. The show, which was noted as a “very unique treat,” is a new musical being readied for a Broadway debut next […]
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In a story on the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier website, UMaine student Neil St. Cyr was included for starting a new pop-up clothing business in a Main Street storefront in Biddeford. The store will be open until Aug. 31 as part of the Heart of Biddeford’s program to provide positive youth experiences and promote entrepreneurism in the […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat reported on a meeting with Maine native, current U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon and University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators Barb Murphy and Frank Wertheim and others in the Partners for a Hunger-Free York County collaborative. They met in Alfred, Maine, to discuss efforts to end hunger in York County […]
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