Percussion Ensemble’s performance posted in BDN
The Bangor Daily News carried a community announcement about the University of Maine Percussion Ensemble’s performance for Piscataquis Community Elementary School students April 13.
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Q106.5 cites UMaine Extension services, Dill in report on ticks
Bangor radio station Q106.5 mentioned services offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report about protection against ticks. UMaine Extension offers free tick identification and can store ticks for up to a year. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with UMaine Extension, advises never pulling or twisting a tick. Instead, he says […]
Read moreBrewer speaks with Maine Public about ranked-choice voting arguments
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently hearing oral arguments about the state’s ranked-choice voting law. The court’s views on the constitutionality of the law will likely influence legislators to either keep the first-in-the-nation system, ditch it […]
Read moreUMaine football to play two games in Portland, media report
The Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a recently announced partnership among the University of Maine, Learfield and Gorham Savings Bank that will bring the football team to Portland twice during the upcoming season. The Black Bears will play its annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Scrimmage at Fitzpatrick Stadium on May 6 […]
Read moreCamp North Woods mentioned in Ellsworth American article on game warden’s talk
Camp North Woods was mentioned in an Ellsworth American article on a recent Winter Harbor talk by John MacDonald, a corporal with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. MacDonald spoke to attract recruits and inform the general public now that the popular “Animal Planet” television show that focused on the department is over, […]
Read moreMarkowsky speaks with WLBZ about how to avoid cyber attacks
WLBZ (Channel 2) interviewed George Markowsky, a professor of computer science at the University of Maine, about how to avoid cyber attacks. Markowsky said a lot of people are easy targets and “cyber criminals will hit the easiest target they can.” He added the digital age has made the struggle between convenience and security a […]
Read moreMedia review performance by Bangor Symphony Orchestra, UMaine choral groups
The Ellsworth American and Bangor Daily News reviewed the annual spring concert featuring the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and singers from University of Maine choral groups. More than 120 members of the Oratorio Society and University Singers joined the orchestra for the performance that was conducted by Lucas Richman. The combined choruses were made up of […]
Read moreWiscasset Newspaper advances Dagher’s talk in Bristol
Wiscasset Newspaper reported Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will speak April 25 at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 2017 annual meeting at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. The event begins at 5 p.m. with networking and refreshments, and includes highlights of the past year and […]
Read moreUMaine named state’s ‘best value’ college, Boston Business Journal reports
Boston Business Journal reported on the “best value” colleges in the country according to a new ranking from SmartAsset.com. The website looked at five factors to determine the ranking: tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, retention rate and starting salary, according to the article. The University of Maine was named first in the […]
Read moreSorg mentioned in Press Herald article on revised Maine overdose death report
The Portland Press Herald reported Maine Attorney General Janet Mills released a revised report on drug overdose deaths for 2016 and said the record-breaking numbers further highlight a need for more treatment as well as prevention and education efforts. The report was prepared by Marcella Sorg, an anthropologist and research professor with the Margaret Chase […]
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