Foster’s Daily Democrat Previews Renaissance Concert
Foster’s Daily Democrat reported Renaissance, the University of Maine’s all-female singing group, will perform a free concert May 17 at Berwick United Methodist Church in Berwick.
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WABI Covers Reading Recovery Celebration
WABI (Channel 5) covered the 20th anniversary celebration of the University of Maine’s Reading Recovery program and the continuing support of the Galen Cole Family Foundation.
Read moreMedia Cover Wind Blade, Windstorm Challenges
WABI (Channel 5) and Seacoast Online carried reports on the Maine Wind Blade Challenge and the Windstorm Challenge hosted Friday by UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. More than 500 middle and high school students from around the state competed in the engineering challenges.
Read moreGraduate School of Social Work Holds Forum, WABI Reports
The University of Maine’s Graduate School of Social Work held a forum Saturday night to shed light on social issues such as economic justice and health care, WABI (Channel 5) reported. The forum was held to encourage community involvement.
Read moreBlack Bears of Tomorrow Program Reported on in Media
The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Weight Watchers of Maine Black Bears of Tomorrow program. More than 200 fifth-graders visited UMaine on Friday to learn about healthy lifestyles and campus living from coaches and athletes.
Read moreWABI Reports on UMaine Peer Mentor Program
WABI (Channel 5) reported a pilot program designed by a University of Maine intern is offering free peer mentor training to students at Piscataquis Community Secondary School in Guilford. Nine students have been certified in the program.
Read moreAdvancing Women in Academia Networking Conference May 14
University of Maine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center has partnered with Maine EPSCoR, Colby College and the University of Southern Maine to offer “Advancing Women in Academia: 2nd Annual Networking Conference” from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor. Guests are invited to join colleagues in STEM and social-behavioral sciences from […]
Read moreCooperative Extension Program Cited in Press Herald Blog
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility program was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources.” Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility project coordinator, spoke about the program that provides services and assistance to support Maine farmers with disabilities and their families so they can continue to have successful […]
Read moreUMaine Community Members Shave Heads for Cancer Research, Media Report
WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported 70 members of the University of Maine community shaved their heads to raise money for children with cancer. UMaine Circle K, a Kiwanis-affiliated college service organization, held its 3rd annual St. Baldrick’s head shaving event on Maine Day in the Steam Plant Lot. The organization raised about […]
Read moreWABI Covers UMaine Sports Teams’ Bone Marrow Drive
WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine football and women’s soccer team hosted the annual Jeff Cole Bone Marrow Drive. Students were asked to come to the Memorial Union and have a swab inside the cheek taken as a sample to be put in the national bone marrow registry.
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