UMaine Celebrating Veterans with Week of Events
UMaine is honoring its veterans Nov. 5–12 with a series of events.
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Bodwell Center Holding GobbleFest, Blood Drive Events
The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism has two community events coming up. The Bodwell Center and the Old Town-Orono YMCA are holding the 3rd Annual GobbleFest on Sunday, Nov. 11. UMaine students will be at the YMCA from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. collecting turkeys and cash donations, which will be […]
Read moreWebsite Reports Job-Spawning UMaine Collaborative
The Mass High Tech website posted an article about the Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BAG) program, in which UMaine is involved, and $3 million in funding from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to launch a new Innovation Hubs initiative in Bangor and Portland. The Maine Technology Institute, the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and UMaine are part […]
Read moreWABI Reports on Benefit Hockey Game
Paul Culina, the head trainer for UMaine athletics, was interviewed Thursday morning on Bangor TV station WABI about the Sgt. Leroy Patterson Scholarship Fund Benefit Hockey Game, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, April 1 at Alfond Arena. Patterson, who died in January, was a 33-year veteran of the UMaine Department of Public Safety. […]
Read moreBDN Report on Innovation Engineering Internships
A Bangor Daily News article reported on new student internships and funds for Maine companies to hire interns available from UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Renee Kelly, co-director of the center, said the Innovate for Maine program marries together UMaine’s Innovation Engineering program, which trains students across numerous disciplines […]
Read morePatches, Kinghorn Discuss Arts on Radio Show
John Patches, executive director of UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts, and George Kinghorn, director of the University of Maine Museum of Art, were guests Wednesday morning on the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show on WVOM radio. Patches and Kinghorn discussed arts and their impact on the local economy. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
Read moreTV Report Previews Lobster Institute summit
Portland TV station WCSH has a report on this weekend’s Canadian-U.S. Lobstermen’s Town Meeting, a two-day event that will be held this year in Portland and is sponsored by UMaine’s Lobster Institute. Bob Bayer, the institute’s director, said participants will be discussing issues such as marine debris, aquaculture, lobster bait and the potential impacts of […]
Read moreSummer Camp Featured in Radio Report
The upcoming summer camp fair hosted by UMaine was mentioned in a report Tuesday morning on radio station I-95 (95.7 FM) Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. Jesse Moriarity of UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation was interviewed about the fair and said summer is the perfect time for kids to try something new. The fair will be […]
Read moreStudent Group Helps Mark Domestic Violence Awareness Day
UMaine’s Male Athletes Against Violence (MAAV) student group appeared at the State House Tuesday to help mark Maine’s second Domestic Violence Awareness Day. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Roosevelt Boone, a former UMaine football player who was representing MAAV, who said adults and parents need to call out jokes, TV shows and music lyrics that […]
Read moreNewspaper Story on Muslim Student Group’s Fundraising for Africa
The Bangor Daily News had a story about UMaine’s Muslim Student Association, which recently raised $4,000 to send to the Humanitarian African Relief Organization. The organization coordinates the delivery of food and water to drought-stricken camps, town and villages. Three UMaine students who are members of the organization, including Vice President Abdu Traheem Sbayi, were […]
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