The University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Anticipating LePage’s reorganization, schools move to take over preschoolers’ special ed.” Six months ago, Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said it would propose legislation to have the state’s public schools take over special education for 3- […]
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The Sun Journal reported second- and third-year building construction technology students at Oxford Hills Technical School were involved with the construction of a building for environmental classes at Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris. The 16- by 20-foot timber-framed structure will serve about 100 students as part of the Outdoor Classroom Initiative, according to […]
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University of Maine student Jules Hathaway wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Rising economic inequality should worry us.”
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The Republican Journal reported a two-day workshop focused on mindful leadership in professional and workplace settings will be offered April 13 and 27 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The workshop will introduce participants to practical ways to bring mindfulness to daily work life, according to the article. Attendees will practice mindfulness […]
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Mainebiz and Boothbay Register reported Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from the Maine Sea Grant College Program for a new study of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist at Bigelow, will lead the project with support from University of Maine scientist Robert Steneck, continuing a […]
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Maine Public spoke with Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, for a report about reducing road salt use in the state. “The key is to be smarter about this and use less by better management,” said Rubin, who was […]
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Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Declining dairy prices spur concerns about farmer suicides.” The Associated Press reported that farmers are facing their fourth year of milk payments that are well below the cost of production, […]
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The Lincoln County News reported Christopher Rigaud, University of Maine’s diving operations manager, was one of four instructors at a two-week dive leadership workshop in February at the University of Southern California’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Sciences. Based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Rigaud conducts diver training, dive support, and operational supervision for […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Maine Sports Hall of Fame will honor longtime University of Maine athletics employee Steve Jones at its annual ceremony June 3 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Jones, who has been the equipment manager for the Black Bears for more than three decades, will receive the Lifetime Achievement […]
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Mainebiz reported Gayle Zydlewski, an associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, has been named director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program, effective July 1. Zydlewski, who has a doctorate degree in oceanography from UMaine, has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher and faculty member at UMaine […]
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