UMaine in the News

Derba named baseball head coach, media report

The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), College Baseball Daily and 92.9 FM The Ticket reported Nick Derba has been named head coach of the University of Maine baseball team, effective July 1. Derba, who assumed the role as interim head coach in December 2016, becomes the team’s 25th head coach. “I’m very […]

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McCarty discusses economical food preservation methods on WLBZ

Kate McCarty, food preservation community education assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about the most economical ways to preserve food that is grown in the garden. McCarty said freezing is the most cost-effective method at an average of 41 cents per pound, followed by hot water bath canning […]

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BDN interviews Keim about Maine Educational Opportunity Center enrollment

The Bangor Daily News spoke with Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center, for an article about low enrollment in the federally funded program based at the University of Maine. MEOC targets the nearly three-fourths of Maine adults who don’t have at least a bachelor’s degree, offering help to overcome some of the […]

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VillageSoup advances Belknap’s talk on Herring Gut Learning Center

VillageSoup reported Sam Belknap, executive director of the Herring Gut Learning Center in Port Clyde, will address members of the Spruce Head Community Hall and Historical Association on July 10. Herring Gut teaches students in grades 6 through 12 to embrace learning, Its goal is to encourage the preservation and economic development of coastal communities […]

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Free Press, BDN cover Climate Change Institute art exhibit

The Free Press and Bangor Daily News reported on an exhibit at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast that features photography and artwork illustrating the diverse research activities of students, faculty and staff of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. About two-thirds of the art exhibitors are current or former CCI students, including Jill Pelto, […]

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UMaine PD to participate in memorial Katahdin climb, Seacoast Online reports

Seacoast Online and Foster’s Daily Democrat reported members of the University of Maine Police Department will climb Mount Katahdin on June 24 as part of the national Cops on Top 2017 Summit for Heroes Memorial Climb. Cops on Top is a team of volunteers from the law enforcement and public safety community who undertake mountain […]

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Boothbay Register advances University of Hawai’i professor’s herring talk

The Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release announcing Alison Rieser, an environmental lawyer and University of Hawai’i at Manoa professor, will deliver a talk titled “The Herring’s Empire” on June 30 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The Friday Science Seminar talk at 10:30 a.m. in Brooke Hall […]

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UMaine mentioned in Ellsworth American article on sculpture book presentation

The Ellsworth American reported Steuben sculptor and Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium founder Jesse Salisbury will introduce a newly published book, “Creating the Maine Sculpture Trail: Legacy of the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium,” at 7 p.m. June 25 at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor. Salisbury spearheaded five sculpture symposiums between 2007 and 2014 on the Schoodic […]

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Morning Ag Clips, Sun Journal advance ‘Preserving the Harvest’ workshops

Morning Ag Clips and Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering “Preserving the Harvest” workshops around the state throughout the summer. Upcoming workshop topics include an introduction to water bath canning and how to preserve strawberry jam, pickles and green beans. UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will lead the workshops where […]

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Senior College summer classes available, Republican Journal reports

The Republican Journal reported registration is open for classes offered through the Senior College at Belfast. Five daylong classes open to all ages will be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, according to the article. The summer classes, which cost $30 each, are “designed to pique your curiosity and interest,” the article states. […]

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