Justin Martin, who will start this fall teaching journalism at UMaine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about controversy surrounding Al-Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara’s upcoming talk at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Martin, who most recently taught at the American University in Cairo, told the BDN Al-Jazeera is considered to be […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried a brief story about UMaine receiving federal funding for nursing education. The Department of Health and Human Services funds will help offset tuition and other expenses for nurses pursuing graduate degrees who agree to practice in rural or underserved areas of the state. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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An upcoming Hudson Museum exhibit on local Native American basketmakers was featured in a report on Bangor TV Channel 7 (WVII). The work of those considered the next generation of basketmakers, including some who have received national and international recognition, will be on display starting Sept. 24 in an exhibit called “Transcending Traditions: The Next […]
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Wall Street Journal personal finance columnist Jason Zweig interviewed Pank Agrrawal, a member of the Maine Business School faculty, for a recent article on interpreting stock market gains and losses. Agrrawal says that conventional charts on market websites don’t tell the complete story. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Comments from Lois Stack, a UMaine specialist in ornamental horticulture, were included in a Reuters report about hogweed. Stack warned that when touched, sap from the hogweed reacts with sunlight and causes severe skin irritation, blistering, and permanent scars. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Several local and national media outlets covered the news that UMaine football player Charles Kyeremeh Jr. had been killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Pennsylvania. The USA Today website included an Associated Press version of the story, and the Los Angeles Times also carried a story. A CBS television affiliate in Pennsylvania had a […]
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There was news Tuesday that the sale of two pieces of land on an island in Nova Scotia will benefit the UMaine Lobster Institute. Bangor television station WABI had an Associated Press story about the sale, proceeds of which will benefit the lobster institute. The Portland Press Herald also ran the AP story. Contact: Jessica […]
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There was a feature article about ceramic artist Jenna Gascoine, who will have a show in 2012 at the University of Maine Museum of Art. Gascoine is currently displaying her work at the Lake Hebron Artisans Gallery show “Teapots II.” Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Weekly newspaper noted the participation of UMaine social work graduate student Kara Janes in a program in which she will spend 10 days at a continuing care center living the life of an elderly resident. Janes, 44, said the program is a unique opportunity to be immersed in an environment. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Charles Kyeremeh, a 20-year-old University of Maine sophomore and member of the Black Bear football team, was killed Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle accident near Donaldson, Penn. “Charles was an outstanding young man who had a bright future, both on and off the football field,” says Coach Jack Cosgrove. “He was an important part of […]
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