NFL lineman Mike DeVito, a former UMaine football player now with the New York Jets, was the subject of a Wall Street Journal story about his efforts to spread faith in sports. DeVito is using the downtime during the NFL lockout to speak to New York-area churches and college football teams. Matt Mulligan, a former […]
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UMaine’s Center for Tourism Research and Outreach was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald story about the tourism forecast for the coming Memorial Day weekend and summer season. The article cited research from CENTRO that found revenue last summer was up two-thirds over 2009. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Bangor Daily News covered the UMaine baseball team’s 8-1 win over Stony Brook in the America East tournament. The Black Bears, now 2-0 in the tournament, need to win just one more game to take the America East championship and earn a spot in the NCAA regional tournament. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine economist Jim Breece was quoted in a CNN Money story about Census numbers that show Maine has the nation’s highest median age. Breece told CNN the phenomenon has been happening for years, and is due to low birth rates and out-migration of young families looking for opportunities. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Ernie Hilton, who has an engineering degree from UMaine, about the future of the Land Use Regulation Commission. Hilton has an engineering and legal practice in Madison. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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In a story about brain development in young children, U.S. News and World Report pointed its readers to a bulletin, prepared by UMaine Cooperative Extension specialists Judith Graham and Leslie Forstadt, about our understanding of how children learn. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The website Offshore Wind Wire cited a Bangor Daily News story about town officials from Belfast, Searsport and Stockton Springs who are working together to attract the offshore wind industry to their region. The website mentioned that Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is scheduled speak to the public […]
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UMaine hosted the Maine Learning Technology Initiative Student Conference on Thursday, according to a Bangor Daily News report. The conference drew more than 1,000 middle and high school students, along with teachers and parents, and was held in the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from Len Kaye, director of UMaine’s Center on Aging, were included in an online Bloomberg News story about the aging of the U.S. population. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, Maine has the highest median age in the nation, a fact Kaye attributes to its relatively safety and low cost of living. […]
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The Worcester Telegram & Gazette has a feature about UMaine graduate Josee Vachon, a prominent Franco American folk singer-songwriter. Vachon graduated from UMaine with a degree in Romance Languages and told the newspaper about a concert she attended as a 20-year-old UMaine student during which she found herself singing along with the songs in French. […]
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