UMaine in the News

VillageSoup previews talk on Maine’s native plants by Peterson

VillageSoup previewed a talk by Bryan Peterson, an assistant professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Maine, at noon April 9 at Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. Peterson will discuss some of the lesser-known plants of Maine, including their place in the natural landscape, their virtues, and their prospects for greater adoption in gardens […]

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BDN publishes op-ed on home health care by Butler

Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Lawmakers said home health care was important. Now it’s time for them to do something about it.” Butler is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings […]

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AP, VillageSoup advance Maine Invasive Species Network meeting

The Associated Press and VillageSoup advanced the annual meeting of the Maine Invasive Species Network, to be held April 3 at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a partner of the network and helped organize the meeting, which is expected to draw more than 100 attendees this year. Invasive species […]

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Media report on inauguration of Ferrini-Mundy, UMaine’s 21st president

The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Joan Ferrini-Mundy was inaugurated as the 21st president of the University of Maine in a March 29 ceremony at the Collins Center for the Arts. Ferrini-Mundy also leads the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), a regional campus of UMaine. […]

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WABI, WVII cover Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered Pets 4 Vets, a dodgeball tournament on March 31 at the University of Maine to raise money for service dogs for veterans. The event, in its third year, featured nearly 40 teams and was sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine Veterans Association, […]

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Ellsworth American quotes Isenhour in article on recycling

The Ellsworth American quoted Cynthia Isenhour, an assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, in an article about the opening of Fiberight waste processing facility in Hampden, which will include recycling. Fiberight will have a sorting process that will be able to recover recyclables that have been thrown in the […]

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VillageSoup announces annual UMaine tuition raffle

VillageSoup announced the University of Maine Alumni Association has launched its annual tuition raffle, which will pay at least $8,790 (the equivalent of 30 credit hours at the in-state undergraduate tuition rate) to cover the recipient’s tuition at the University of Maine for the 2019–20 academic year. Anyone 18 years of age or older can […]

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Turner Publishing, VillageSoup advance stops on UMaine band’s spring tour

Turner Publishing and VillageSoup advanced performances as part of the University of Maine Symphonic Band’s spring tour. The UMaine Symphonic Band will join the Edward Little High School Concert Band for a free concert at 7 p.m. April 3 in the Edward Little gymnasium in Auburn, Turner Publishing reported. The Symphonic Band consists of 55 […]

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Penobscot Bay Pilot reports Hutchinson Center to offer degrees in educational leadership, development

The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Educational Leadership Program will offer an education specialist (Ed.S.) degree through the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The three-year, 33-credit certificate is a terminal degree program that allows educators to apply to the Maine Department of Education for certification in a variety of district-level leadership positions, the […]

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