The Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team will play three games at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland next season. The Black Bears will play Boston College, Notre Dame and Brown University at the arena. “Typically we try to play a game in Portland every year,” […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on the fifth annual Pam Harmon Arts Day at Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan. The event, which was named in honor of an art teacher who passed away in 2011, expanded this year with dozens of hands-on workshops covering a variety of arts, including visual, performance, written, industrial, culinary and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Rep. Cyndi Munson, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, ahead of her appearance at the Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership program at the University of Maine. Munson, a Democrat, will arrive Thursday and deliver the keynote address Friday evening titled, ”Swimming Upstream: My […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “Fed science, engineering funding up for first time in five years.” According to the article, federal agencies increased overall science and engineering funding by 6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to $30.8 billion spread across 996 academic institutions. The data from the National Science Foundation’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Merrill “Pete” Elias, a University of Maine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, about a recent study that found chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function. Elias was part of a team that included researchers from the University of […]
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LancasterOnline (based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Anti-hazing policies already in place among Lancaster County public schools; New law makes it a misdemeanor.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that nearly half of all college students experienced hazing before […]
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The Portland Press Herald included a video of Portland Head Light filmed with a drone in an online post about Fort Williams Park and the lighthouse. The video was created by University of Maine student Casey Nava, a marketing and management major from Waterboro, Maine. Nava is the CEO of Navadise Media, a cinematography company […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. The University of Maine Alumni Association will present the race on Sunday, June 5. All three races will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the track at UMaine’s Harold Alfond Stadium. The 26.2-mile course […]
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Boothbay Register reported the University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host a presentation June 7 by Brian Beal, a professor and director of the University of Maine at Machias’ marine field station at the Downeast Institute. At 1 p.m. in the McAlice classroom, Beal will share his research related to clam conservation throughout the […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in an East County Magazine article about the health benefits of berries — specifically strawberries, blueberries raspberries and blackberries. The article cited a UMaine study that suggests blueberries can protect against memory loss.
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