UMaine in the News

Blackstone, Frederick, Passman Recognition Reported

Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 The Bangor Daily News reports on recognition afforded to three UMaine professors recognized with this year’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Awards.  Amy Blackstone (sociology) received the Outstanding Teaching and Advising Award; Brian Frederick (chemistry) received the college’s Research and Creative Achievement Award; and Tina Passman (classical […]

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Wind Consortium Member Receives Grant

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Kennebec Journal has a story about a firm currently working with UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center which was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute. WindFloat Maine, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Principle Power Inc., received the grant to help fund the development of the company’s WindFloat, […]

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BDN Reports On Alfond Arena, Memorial Gym Projects

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The progress of renovations to UMaine’s Alfond Arena and the ongoing fundraising efforts for renovations to Memorial Gym were the subject of a Bangor Daily News story. Alfond Arena renovations are set to begin after UMaine’s May 7 commencement activities. Athletic Director Steve Abbott told the BDN fundraising for the Memorial […]

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Hutchison Interviewed for Television Story

Contact Joe Carr 207-581-3571 WVII television interviewed Prof. Keith Hutchison of the UMaine biochemistry faculty on Tuesday for a story localizing a national report about the genetics of coffee consumption.  A team of researchers representing the National Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health and other institutions has published a report identifying two genes related […]

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Rolfson on Public Radio for Campaign Story

Contact Joe Carr 207-581-3571 UMaine Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Eric Rolfson was interviewed for a Thursday Maine Public Radio story about UMaine’s success in private fundraising.  The university announced this week that the $150 million overall goal of Campaign Maine, a six-year private fundraising effort, has been reached.

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International High School Students Tour Campus

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Bangor Daily News has a report about international students from three area high schools who toured the UMaine campus on Thursday. The students, who were from Asia, Africa and Europe and are attending John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Lee Academy and Orono High School, visited chemistry labs in […]

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Huffington Post, Other Outlets Feature Lobster Shell Golf Balls

Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 The Huffington Post has on its HuffPost Green website a feature story about the lobster shell golf balls developed by UMaine engineer David Neivandt and his undergraduate student Alex Caddell. The posting said UMaine is the most fitting institute in the world to create the golf balls, which are made of […]

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News Coverage of Stolen Pride Flag

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 Several media outlets covered the disappearance from the campus of a flag in honor of Pride Week, a celebration of the gay, lesbian, and transgendered community. The flag was raised Monday, but on Tuesday it was noticed the flag was gone. UMaine Senior Associate Dean of Students Kenda Scheele told WABI […]

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Graduate School Expo Advanced

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The UMaine 2011 Graduate Academic Exposition was advanced in Friday’s Bangor Daily News. The expo, which is scheduled for April 21-22 at the Wells Conference Center, showcases research being done by graduate school students in the physical and natural sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities.

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News Coverage Of Fundraising Milestone

Contact: Joe Carr, 207-581-3571 Several news outlets had coverage of Tuesday evening’s announcement that UMaine’s Campaign Maine fundraising initiative had reached its goal of raising $150 million from private sources since 2005. The Bangor Daily News had a story Wednesday of the announcement, made at a UMaine Board of Visitors dinner in honor of outgoing […]

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