The Weekly section of the Bangor Daily News has posted a UMaine news release on its website advancing the round-table discussion about Franco-American cultural identity May 20-22 in Jenness Hall at UMaine. The event is organized by UMaine’s Franco-American programs. The same edition also included a notice about a performance of Franco-American music at the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a Monday editorial based on an interview with Patty Counihan, director of UMaine’s Career Center. In the editorial, Counihan provided insights relative to the current job market for graduating seniors and the strategies that are most effective during challenging economic times.
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UMaine Cooperative Extension educator and entomologist Clay Kirby discussed black flies and the pending black fly season in a Channel 5 (WABI) news broadcast Monday. Chilly, wet weather may delay the emergence of black flies, he says, but it won’t reduce the number of the annoying, biting pests. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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The website Smart Grid ran a UMaine news release about a smart phone application developed by students in the classroom of Yifeng Zhu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. The app, which is available for free through the online Android Market, is an open-source application that allows users to view weekly class schedules, class […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a brief about the Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society fundraiser which UMaine is hosting beginning Friday at Morse Field. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine alumna Ashley Underwood, who finished fourth in the recently completed season of the CBS reality show “Survivor: Redemption Island,” discussed her future plans in a Kennebec Journal column. Underwood told Zach Dionne, also a UMaine graduate who is an entertainment editor for AOL’s PopEater, she plans to gain a fitness certification and will soon […]
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Former UMaine hockey player Teddy Purcell was featured in a blog post on the Los Angeles Times website. Purcell, who played one season at UMaine, is now playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Christian Science Monitor examines tidal power research in Eastport a report on its website. UMaine research into the potential effect of the tidal turbines on marine life was mentioned in the story. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Prof. Jonathan Farley of the UMaine Dept. of Computer Science wrote an opinion column in the May 14 edition of the Guardian, offering his perspectives on the Black Panthers. Farley wrote the column in response to the “conservative outrage” over last week’s White House appearance by the rapper Common, who once wrote a song about […]
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Prof. David Neivandt of the UMaine Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering will discuss the lobster shell golf ball project on a pair of WVOM radio (103.9 FM) interviews this week. He’ll be the guest on Deb Neuman’s Back to Business segment during the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday. The interview will […]
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