Bike trail construction report
Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a brief report about UMaine bicycle path reconstruction work, planned for 11 weeks beginning May 31.
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Column Features UMaine Graduate, Black Bear Star
A Bangor Daily News column featured Emily Ellis, a UMaine graduate and former Black Bear women’s basketball star who was on the search committee for the recently filled basketball coaching vacancy. Ellis, now a Bangor real estate agent, was the first UMaine women’s basketball player to have her number retired. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
Read moreFarley Column in Press Herald
Jonathan Farley, an associate professor of computer science and a former visiting Libra Diversity Professor at UMaine, had an opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald in which Farley wrote about recent public remarks made by Phillip Congdon, the former Maine commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development about affirmative action. In his […]
Read morePublic Administration Student Comments In News Story
Comments from Scott Laflamme, a UMaine public administration student who serves on the Old Town city council, were included in a BDN story about the sudden resignation of Old Town’s city manager. Laflamme voted against accepting Peggy Daigle’s resignation during a meeting Thursday Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
Read moreSenate confirms Johnson board nomination
The Maine Senate has confirmed retired U.S. Navy Admiral Gregory “Grog” Johnson for a spot on the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. An Associated Press story reports on the 34-0 vote in favor of Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination of Johnson, an Aroostook County native who graduated from UMaine in 1968. A resident of […]
Read moreUMaine Alum Starts Cross-Country Walk
The story of UMaine alum Spencer Morton, who graduated in 2010 with a journalism degree and has decided to walk across the country, was featured in several media outlets, including the Bangor Daily News and the website MediaBistro. Morton intends to walk from Maine to California, where he will edit a documentary, write a book, […]
Read moreWebsite Has Story About Wind Blade, Windstorm Competitions
The website North American Windpower has a story in advance of Friday’s Wind Blade and Windstorm Challenges for middle and high school students. The challenges are being held on the UMaine campus. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
Read moreBritish Newspaper Features UMaine Ice Core Video
The Guardian newspaper’s Punctuated Equilibrium blog has a story and video about ice core research being performed at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. UMaine Ph.D. student Bess Koffman and undergraduate Eliza Kane were interviewed for the UMaine-produced video, which was featured Wednesday on the Science360 website.
Read moreUMaine Hosts Young Professionals Group
UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House hosted Wednesday the first meeting of the Maine Young Professional Exchange, a group of professionals from networking groups such as Realize Maine, Fusion Bangor and Momentum Aroostook. The Bangor Daily News covered the event which drew around 55 people discussed best practices for communities, businesses, schools and other groups to attract […]
Read moreCoverage Of UMaine Alumna Underwood On Survivor
National entertainment media reported on Wednesday night’s episode of CBS’ “Survivor”Redemption Island,” noting that Ashley Underwood, who is a UMaine alumna, has made the final round of the popular reality show, and is one of nine players still vying for a $1 million prize. The season finale will be Sunday night. WABI (Channel 5) noted […]
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