A column in the Columbia Daily Tribune in Missouri mentioned UMaine research that found the bottle gourd may be the oldest domesticated crop in the New World. UMaine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss worked several years ago with colleagues from the Smithsonian, Harvard University and New Zealand’s Massey University, to find the first groups of humans to […]
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Contact: Deborah Rollins, (207) 581-1668; Mamie Bittner, (202) 653-4630 ORONO — Thanks to a $821,065 matching grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the University of Maine, in collaboration with eight partner institutions, will develop a strategy for a statewide, multi-type library program for managing, storing and preserving print collections, while […]
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A Monday seacoastonline.com story about the gubernatorial candidacy of Republican Paul LePage includes comments from UMaine political science professor Mark Brewer.
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Comments from UMaine Alumni Association President Todd Saucier and UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Dana were included in a Bangor Daily News story about UMaine’s efforts to engage current students in alumni-related activities and initiatives. The BDN also published a Monday story about UMaine’s homecoming weekend and the traditional craft fair.
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Mark Brewer from the UMaine political science faculty provided insights for a seacoastonline.com (York County) story looking at trends in the Maine gubernatorial race.
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WABI broadcast Saturday evening news stories from UMaine’s Homecoming Weekend. One report featured the traditional craft fair held in the UMaine Field House. The other one featured the “fill the bus” campaign intended to stock the shelves at the Black Bear Exchange food pantry.
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A Saturday Lewiston Sun Journal story reported on issues related to bed bugs at a Lewiston-area hospital. The story provides a link to a UMaine Cooperative Extension video with Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill providing advice about avoiding infestation.
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UMaine business professors John Mahon and Anne Canabal were quoted in a Friday Bangor Daily News story about the impact of foreign investment on Maine’s economy. The story is based on the news that at Hong Kong-based investment group is buying the pulp mill in Baileyville.
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UMaine President Robert Kennedy and Athletic Director Steve Abbott announced a $5.5 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation at a Friday morning UMaine news conference. The university will use that money to support renovation projects at Memorial Gymnasium and Harold Alfond Arena. A story appears online at Maine Today Media (the Portland Press Herald, […]
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Contact: Joe Carr (207) 581-3751 ORONO — The Harold Alfond Foundation will provide $5.5 million to support University of Maine efforts to renovate its two indoor sports competition facilities, Memorial Gymnasium and Harold Alfond Sports Arena. “For decades, the Alfond name has been synonymous with generous support for the University of Maine,” says UMaine President […]
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