Contact: Maine Studies office, (207) 581-3147 The University of Maine’s Maine Studies program is offering two Student Research and Creativity Awards of $250 each for excellence in Maine-released research projects. All UMaine research papers or projects that are Maine-related and were written within the last year are eligible, and all UMaine students, both part-time and […]
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Madawaska native and UMaine alumna Ashley Hebert, fresh off “The Bachelor” television reality show and recently named the next woman to star on “The Bachelorette” reality show, airing in May, was featured on the CNN Entertainment and People websites March 15.
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There was plenty of media coverage, including an article in the Portland Press Herald, as Madawaska native and UMaine graduate Ashley Hebert was named the star of the latest edition of “The Bachelorette.” Hebert, who is currently in dental school at the University of Pennsylvania, finished third on “The Bachelor,” which ended its most recent […]
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UMaine graduate Ashley Underwood continues to appear on the hit reality series “Survivor: Redemption Island” and is staying under the radar, according to a Waterville Sentinel column written by Zach Dionne, another UMaine alum. Dionne is writing a weekly column while Underwood, a nursing major and former UMaine women’s basketball player, continues to remain on […]
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WABI Television provided coverage of Wednesday’s camp fair at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The Division of Student Affairs and Foster Center for Student Innovation partnered with the United Way of Eastern Maine to stage the event, which provided opportunities for area youngsters and their parents to learn about summer camp activities.
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Sharon Barker, director of the Women’s Resource Center at UMaine, was interviewed Wednesday by Bangor television station WLBZ during the 25th annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference, which was held at UMaine. Barker said numbers of females in many scientific fields are flat or dropping. The event, which is designed to help girls gain a broader […]
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Contact: June Carter (207) 581-2312 or june.carter@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine’s Onward Program, which helps people facing economic or academic challenges obtain four-year degrees, will host two information sessions on Thursday March 24. The sessions are scheduled for UMaine’s East Annex building from 2-4 p.m. and from 5-7 p.m. Visitors will tour the […]
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ORONO — More than 500 middle school girls, from all over Maine, will attend the 25th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on Wednesday March 9. The conference features a series of hands-on workshops presented by women from UMaine’s faculty and staff. Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. Reporters covering the conference are […]
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Contact: Lisa Morin, 581-4194 ORONO — The Newman’s Own Foundation, in conjunction with college basketball’s America East Conference, has awarded the University of Maine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism an honorable mention award of $7,500 for its Welcome Weekend Day of Service. On the Welcome Weekend Day of Service, as many as 1,600 incoming […]
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The Andover (Mass.) Statesman previews a Wednesday March 19 concert featuring UMaine student performers. The University Singers, under the direction of Prof. Dennis Cox, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. An admissions event for accepted North Shore-area students will precede the concert.
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