Channel 5 (WABI) reported on a fundraising walk organized by UMaine’s Alumni Chapter of Delta Zeta sorority during Homecoming Weekend. Proceeds from the Hike for Hearing walk will benefit audiology services at the Warren Center in Bangor. Heidi Wurpel, the president of Delta Zeta, was interviewed for the story. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The scheduled Blue Skies Ahead parade that was to be held in conjunction of University of Maine Homecoming on Saturday has been canceled due to the rainy weather forecast. The Munson Road entrance to campus that was scheduled to be closed Saturday morning during the parade will now be open. Visit the University of Maine […]
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As part of its 100th anniversary celebration and Northeast college tour, L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile will visit the University of Maine on Saturday, Oct. 20 to participate in UMaine’s Homecoming parade from Orono High School to the campus. The vehicle, a 13-foot high by 20-foot long replica of the L.L. Bean iconic Maine hunting shoe, will […]
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The University of Maine football team’s Homecoming game Saturday against the University of New Hampshire was featured Thursday on the NCAA website. The website noted the Black Bears and Wildcats are playing each other for the 100th time — the longest running rivalry in UNH history. The teams play annually for the Brice-Cowell Musket, named […]
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Football and hockey games, food drive and craft fair are among the activities on tap.
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University of Maine graduate Barbara Higgins Bodwell, who sponsored the Barbara Bodwell Volunteer Center at the University of Maine and with her husband, Russell Bodwell, was awarded UMaine’s Stillwater Presidential Award in 2010, passed away Monday, Oct. 15., at her home in Orono. “Barbara Bodwell was an inspiration to all of us, but especially to […]
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The University of Maine will hold its 25th annual International Culturefest from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the University of Maine Field House. A festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world presented by UMaine’s international students, Culturefest is free, open to the public and […]
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An article in the Springfield, Mo. News-Leader newspaper about emergency services personnel preparedness for trouble during “Dayglow” paint concerts at colleges and universities included comments from University of Maine Police Chief Roland Lacroix, who said UMaine planned well in advance of a Dayglow concert last year at UMaine and after substantial research into what to […]
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University of Maine students and basketball fans are invited to participate in a “Shoot, Slam and Shuffle” event with UMaine basketball players at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. “Knockout for a Cause,” is organized by the Theta Chi fraternity as a fundraiser for Spruce Run, a nonprofit […]
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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 […]
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