The Republican Journal reported the “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” spring workshop will be held May 20 at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The program, which is sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and hosted by the 4-H camp, provides an opportunity for women to gain […]
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Mark Hutchinson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, and Ryan Fries, captain of the Maine State Prison, were awarded the 2018 Source Trailblazer Award by the Portland Press Herald. Every year, the paper’s Source Awards honor a handful of accomplished Maine residents, organizations and businesses working in the arena of sustainability. Through a new […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is seeking college students and growing companies for its Innovate for Maine internship program. The program aims to grow and create jobs in Maine, staff told WVII. “Our goal is to show students that there are a lot of incredible […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about the costs of lawsuits involving Gov. Paul LePage. Lawsuits in which LePage hired outside legal representation have cost the state at least $110,000 since last fall, raising the total expenditures to at least half a […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine nursing student Samantha Frank finished her college wrestling career with her fourth straight women’s 101-pound title at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) championships in Allen, Texas. “As soon as I won the first year, it was a goal of mine to win all four years,” said […]
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WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5) and The Free Press previewed the Belfast Regional Job Fair. Nearly 60 area businesses will be represented at the fair scheduled for 9 a.m.–2 p.m. March 20 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In addition, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will be representing several smaller […]
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Research conducted by the University of Maine was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about the paper’s Energy Saver Award winner, WindowDressers. Every year, the paper’s Source Awards honor a handful of accomplished Maine residents, organizations and businesses working in the arena of sustainability. The Rockland-based nonprofit helps Mainers build low-cost, window-insulating inserts for […]
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The Bangor Daily News and the Associated Press reported that University of Maine System Chancellor James Page is expected to make his recommendation for the next president of the University of Maine in an executive session Monday. The Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System will be meeting at the University of Southern […]
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The Kennebec Journal ran a University of Maine media release announcing junior Taylor Michele Houdlette was awarded the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship. The junior English major from Dresden will study abroad in Ireland during the 2018 fall semester as part of the student exchange program. The competitive merit-based scholarship honors the 1998 Northern Ireland […]
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The Cape Cod Times announced Allen and Patricia Morell of Centerville, Massachusetts will receive the Bernard Lown ’42 Alumni Humanitarian Award from the University of Maine Alumni Association for their lifetime of service to others. The couple, both 1973 graduates, have devoted themselves to improving the lives of impoverished children at the Child Rescue Centre, […]
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