The Attleboro Sun Chronicle of Massachusetts had a report about Dave Cusano, a UMaine graduate who was an assistant track and field coach for the Black Bears and was named recently the head coach of Wheaton College. in 2009 Cusano was part of a group that the America East conference named Coaching Staff of the […]
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Several news outlets carried stories about the preseason Colonial Athletic Association football poll released Wednesday that put UMaine in ninth place. The Portland Press Herald noted that UMaine defensive back Jerron McMillian was picked as a safety on the preseason all-conference defensive team. The Bangor Daily News interviewed coach Jack Cosgrove about the ranking. Cosgrove […]
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UMaine fine arts graduate student Ryan Guerrero was the subject of a report on Bangor television station WLBZ. Guerrero has created panels of graffiti art as his master’s thesis, and plans to donate the panels to whoever wants to display them. WABI also had a story about Guerrero, who wants to show that graffiti can […]
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Bangor television station WABI reported on this week’s gathering of alumni from the UMaine Class of 1944. The group has donated more than $14 million through the years, including funds for the Class of 1944 Hall which houses UMaine’s music department, and the revamped Bear’s Den pub. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Mainebiz is reporting that developer Campus Crest Communities Inc. is planning to build a $25 million property in Orono near the UMaine campus. Campus Crest, which was founded by UMaine graduate Michael Hartnett, first announced the project in May 2009. The development will be ready by 2012-13, according to a news release from the company. […]
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UMaine graduate student Ryan Guerrero was featured in the Bangor Daily News for a graffiti project he is working on as a master’s project. Guerrero, who will earn a degree in fine arts, is spray-painting four sheets of plywood to form a 16-foot long mural to be donated to either UMaine or a business that […]
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Local media covered this week’s rescue training drills, which were organized by UMaine Facilities Management and held behind the Bryand Global Science Building on the UMaine campus. Bangor television station WABI covered the drill, which included a rescue from a confined space. The station interviewed UMaine graduate student Nancy Price, who said she feels better […]
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Comments from UMaine historian Howard Segal were included in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio report about Mainers’ opinions on the national debt talks. Segal said President Obama should have been tougher from the outset of the impasse. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The website Reinforced Plastics has a story about a bridge in Boothbay, Maine, which was rebuilt using hybrid-composite beam technology tested at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The Knickerbocker Bridge, developed at Harbor Technologies in Brunswick, is said to be the longest composite vehicular bridge in the world. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine Cooperative Extension blueberry specialist David Yarborough was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about this year’s blueberry crop. Yarborough told the Press Herald if Maine’s wild blueberries get enough moisture the rest of the summer after a dry June and early July, the crop could be slightly above average. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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