WABI (Channel 5) covered the third annual 12-hour BearFest Dance Marathon held at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. The student-run event was held to raise money for Eastern Maine Medical Center, an EMHS Foundation Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Theo Koboski, a student organizer of the event, said BearFest offers a great […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported Sweet Frog, a frozen yogurt shop in Bangor, hosted a spirit night to raise funds for the University of Maine’s third annual BearFest. During the event, 20 percent of the shop’s proceeds went to the 12-hour BearFest Dance Marathon that is being held Feb. 1 to raise money for Eastern Maine […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the University of Maine Career Center’s 16th annual UMaine Career Fair. About 126 employers took part in the event at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Patty Counihan, director of the UMaine Career Center, said networking is key to finding a job and the […]
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David Grant, a University of Maine sophomore, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about his experience as a Google Glass Explorer. Grant is testing Google Glass, a technology not yet on store shelves, that allows the user to check the weather, get directions, take photos and make calls from the glasses they’re wearing. Grant sends Google […]
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The University of Maine will hold the 10th annual International Dance Festival (IDF) on Feb. 15 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The event, featuring more than 100 individuals from all over the globe, is expected […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with University of Maine sociology major Shannon Brenner at the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center Choice and Chocolate event in Bangor. The event was held to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and to raise awareness of the 1-in-3 Campaign that aims to silence […]
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The University of Maine is holding the third annual 12-hour BearFest Dance Marathon at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center to raise money for Eastern Maine Medical Center, an EMHS Foundation Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. The event — put on by students — aims to raise more than last year’s […]
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UMaine senior on team designing disposable device to help decrease spread of HIV in Africa.
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Lisa Morin, coordinator of the University of Maine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about college food pantries. Morin said UMaine’s Black Bear Exchange food pantry, which opened in 2009, serves about 30 people a week and is self-sustaining through year-round food drives and fundraisers. She […]
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The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 30 to inform students about the variety of programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union, and is free […]
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