In celebration of Rudy Vallee Day, Wednesday, Oct. 12, the All Maine Women, Senior Skulls, Sophomore Eagles and Sophomore Owls honor societies will be on the steps of UMaine’s Fogler Library at 3 p.m., singing The Maine Stein Song, handing out Stein Song cards and chalking down the University Mall.
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Bill Livingston, UMaine associate professor of forestry resources, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about this fall’s late foliage season. Livingston said fall colors are brightest when there has been a string of cold nights, with temperatures in the low 40s or 30s, followed by sunny days. So far, this October has been […]
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A blog posting on the Houston Chronicle website noted the UMaine football team’s overtime win Saturday against sixth-ranked James Madison. Blogger Jerome Solomon linked to an ESPN video of UMaine football player Chris Treister making a play to win the game for the Black Bears, and said Treister came up with a big play at […]
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Prof. Laurie Hicks from the UMaine art department was interviewed for a Friday WABI television story about Drawing On, an exhibit that opens at UMaine’s Lord Hall on Friday Oct. 14. Part of the Maine Drawing Project, the exhibit features several artists drawing directly on the walls in the Lord Hall Gallery. WLBZ television also […]
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President Ferguson was one of several speakers, including all four members of Maine’s Congressional delegation, to speak at Friday’s Brunswick announcement of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s $3 million grant to start a Blackstone Accelerates Growth program in Maine. The grant will fund several collaborative efforts, including the expansion of opportunities for students at UMaine and […]
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The Huffington Post features a blog entry based on research conducted by UMaine Prof. Sandra Caron and her former student, Nicole Proulx. In a 2006 study, Caron and Proulx looked at marriages where the wife is at least ten years older than the husband.
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Chris Treister’s overtime two-point conversion score, which gave the UMaine Black Bears a 25-24 Saturday win over James Madison, was #2 on ESPN Sports Center’s “Top 10 Plays” on Sunday morning. A Virginia television station’s news coverage includes video highlights from the game, including the decisive play. More game details are in a Maine Sunday […]
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Blackstone Charitable Foundation has announced it is committing $3 million to accelerate growth in Maine. The initiative involves UMaine’s Innovation Engineering program, preparing students for tomorrow’s workforce.
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News features a story about a centuries-old ceramic pot that’s part of UMaine’s Hudson Museum collection. The pot, which contains the cremated remains of a member of the Hohokam people, has been in Maine since it was given as a gift to William C. Wells of Orono in 1937. He donated it […]
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Several news outlets, including the Boston Globe covered Thursday’s announcement that the Blackstone Foundation has launched a $3 million fund to help Maine’s entrepreneurial community create more innovative companies and jobs, and expand innovation engineering offerings through UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. Jake Ward, UMaine assistant vice president for research, economic development and governmental […]
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