WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported former Maine Drug Enforcement Agent and longtime University of Maine Police Department Detective Chris Gardner, who passed away in 2016, will be honored in Washington, D.C. Gardner’s name will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and a candlelight vigil will be held […]
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Christopher Richards, director of recruitment at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) for a report about the state’s proficiency-based learning standards. In 2021, Maine high school students will graduate with a new type of diploma, providing they show proficiency in eight areas, according to the report. Richards said it is important for […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s free Dining with Diabetes Down East series will take place every Thursday in June at the UMaine Extension Hancock County office. The free program is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, and their family members and caregivers. Participants will learn how to […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the drawing of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s Annual Tuition Raffle, which offers one year of in-state tuition at UMaine for the winner. Family and friends were allowed to enter the drawing on behalf of a student, WABI reported. “The university itself is very supportive of its current students, so […]
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Business Standard, The Times of India, Earth.com and Environmental News Network (ENN) reported on research led by Robert Steneck, a professor of marine biology at the University of Maine, that found marine protected areas can help protect coral reefs from the damaging effects of global climate change. Steneck, who has spent much of his 40-year […]
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Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported Mehdi Tajvidi, an assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials at the University of Maine, has been awarded $250,000 to develop next-generation floor and wall products that use cellulose nanofibrils. CNF are the microscopic natural structural building units of wood that are biodegradable and possess incredible strength and bonding attributes, according […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Much work remains to end workplace harassment.” Blackstone also is a member of the of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported J. Michael Weber, a senior associate dean and professor of marketing at Mercer University, has been selected to lead the University of Maine’s new graduate school of business, effective July 1. The Graduate School of Business combines the MBA programs of UMaine and the University of Southern Maine under the […]
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The Republican Journal reported that starting May 14, the University of Maine will offer free summer courses in a variety of subjects for qualifying high school juniors and seniors at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition will be waived for […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported on a recent visit by a herd of goats to the University of Maine campus. The goats were brought to campus to help students through the stress of finals, according to the AP. Students lined up to feed and […]
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