UMaine Athletes, Coaches Talk to BDN About Summer Sports Camps
The Bangor Daily News spoke to several University of Maine student-athletes and coaches about their work with youth during summer sports camps.
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EPA Environmental Merit Award Recognizes ACUPCC
Last month in Boston, University of Maine Sustainability Coordinator Dan Dixon accepted an Environmental Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England on behalf of the university. The University of Maine is a charter signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which was initiated in 2007 by Second Nature […]
Read moreJackson Interviewed in Press Herald Blog About Training Congolese Farmers
Tori Lee Jackson, extension educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed for the latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources.” Jackson spoke about the recent visit to Maine of four people from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The visitors spent four days learning farm […]
Read moreDwyer Quoted in St. John Valley Times Article on Borer Traps
Jim Dwyer, crops specialist working with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s potato integrated pest management program, spoke with the St. John Valley Times about placing 20 European corn borer traps alongside potato fields in the St. John Valley. The traps use a pheromone to attract male moths, which can cause problems for potato crops. […]
Read moreKaye Mentioned in Keep Me Current Article on Maine Seniors Day
Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine’s Center on Aging, was mentioned in a Keep Me Current article on the first Maine Seniors Day, which will take place Sept. 14. A new Maine law designates a day in September for residents to show their appreciation for seniors. Kaye was one of several collaborators that […]
Read moreDown East Magazine Names Bryant Pond 4-H Camp Best Wilderness Training Camp
The July edition of Down East magazine named the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond the best wilderness training camp in the state. The listing, part of the magazine’s “Best of Maine” feature, referred to the camp as “a welcome throwback to camps of old.”
Read moreFoster’s Daily Democrat Covers Master Gardener Plant Sale
Foster’s Daily Democrat reported last month’s annual plant sale hosted by the Master Gardener Volunteers with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County was a success. The sale, held in Sringvale, saw hundreds of customers and generated several thousand dollars for community programs, according to the report.
Read moreUMaine Swim Team Coach Attends Donation Presentation, WABI, BDN Report
WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine swimming and diving coach Susan Lizzotte attended a check presentation ceremony at Spruce Run in Bangor on Thursday to receive a $7,500 for the swim program and support the presentation of another $7,500 check to the nonprofit organization. The money was raised through […]
Read moreUMaine Swim Team Members Attend Spruce Run Donation Presentation
Members of the University of Maine swimming and diving team will attend the presentation of a $7,500 check to Spruce Run in Bangor on Thursday. The money was raised through the inaugural Erin’s Run: 5K Road Race. This year’s race was held in Bangor in April to honor Erin McGrath Woolley, a former UMaine student, […]
Read moreMaine NEW Leadership Conference Attendee Featured in BDN Blog Post
A University of Maine student who attend the Maine NEW Leadership Conference at UMaine was featured in a Bangor Daily News blog post titled “How a Portland woman, 21, is leading by example.” Kaitlin Cole, who is studying food science, human nutrition and political science, was one of 28 undergraduates from Maine selected to participate […]
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