Blue Sky in the News

‘Making it in Maine’ Business Conference, Networking Event Advanced by BDN

The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine Alumni Association’s half-day conference designed to bring Maine’s small-business owners and entrepreneurs together with UMaine faculty, economic development staff, business students and successful Maine business leaders to share ideas, strategies and techniques that promote growth. The Black Bear Business Conference “Making it in Maine: Entrepreneurship, […]

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Rising Tide Center’s Maine Career Connect Mentioned in BDN Editorial

Maine Career Connect, a Bangor-based nonprofit program of the University of Maine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center, was cited in the Bangor Daily News editorial “Let’s ensure Mainers don’t become an endangered species.” The article states the new program will work to create a consortium that will help facilitate employment opportunities for spouses of UMaine faculty […]

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WABI Reports on New Scholarship Started by Maine Steiners

WABI (Channel 5) reported on a new scholarship fund started by the Maine Steiners, the University of Maine’s oldest a cappella group. With the establishment of the Maine Steiners Vocal Music Scholarship Fund, the group became the first performing arts student organization to establish an endowed scholarship fund with the University of Maine Foundation. “We […]

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Franco Symposium Previewed in Press Herald Blog

The latest post on the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Franco-American blog: News and notes from Maine’s French culture,” focused on the upcoming University of Maine spring symposium, “In and Out of Place: Finding Home in Franco America.” UMaine’s Franco-American Centre and Franco American Studies program will host the series of free events April 25–26 […]

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Emerald Ash Borer Research, Symposium Mentioned in Morning Sentinel Article

Research and outreach efforts being done at the University of Maine to learn more about the devastating effects of the emerald ash borer were mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about how the Asian beetles are threatening the livelihood of Maine’s American Indian basket makers by destroying ash trees, which are needed to create the […]

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BDN, Others Report UMaine’s ‘Green College’ Recognition

The BDN and AP reported on UMaine’s selection for the Princeton Review’s annual list of “green colleges.” This is UMaine’s fifth consecutive year on the list, which totaled 332 colleges in the United States and Canada. The Princeton Review cited UMaine’s composting and recycling initiatives, programs to reduce the number of vehicles on campus, and […]

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Lawmakers Support Bond for UMaine Cooperative Extension Lab, AP Reports

The Associated Press reported Maine’s Legislature approved roughly $50 million in bond proposals as it wrapped up for the session. One of the six approved bond proposals includes borrowing $8 million to renovate and improve a University of Maine Cooperative Extension lab that assists farmers and foresters and identifies pests, as well as plant and […]

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Black Bear Food Guild Offering CSA Shares, WABI Reports

WABI (Channel 5) reported the Black Bear Food Guild, a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program that is organized and managed by students in the University of Maine’s Sustainable Agriculture program, is offering CSA shares for the season. The guild is selling full ($475), half ($300) and quarter ($175) shares. Shareholders can pick up fresh produce each […]

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BDN Reports on New Balance Field House, Memorial Gym Closure for Renovations

The Bangor Daily News reported the New Balance Field House will be closed May 12 for about 16 weeks to complete the exterior improvements as part of the $15 million renovation project that includes Memorial Gym. The facility’s exterior renovations include replacing approximately 22,000 square feet of insulated wall system and installing 5,200 square feet […]

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