The North County Times in California noted in an article that the Oceanside Photo & Telescope company signed a $175,000 contract with the University of Maine to install an Ash-Dome and astronomy equipment as part of a plan to build a new combined planetarium and observatory in 2014 on the UMaine campus. The current Maynard […]
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The University of Maine and the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast have been designated two of four institutions in the state to receive Maine Tobacco-Free College Network 2012 Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards. An awards ceremony is scheduled Nov.15 in Bangor. On Jan. 1, 2011, UMaine became one of a few institutions […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was quoted in a Maine Campus article about a new university directory and brand standards introduced by UMaine’s Division of Marketing and Communications.
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed Dave Fuller of University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a feature on how to sustainably harvest balsam fir tips for wreath-making. Fuller said in order to sustain the life of a tree, its limbs should never be completely stripped of branches. Fuller also stressed getting any necessary permissions from landowners, and […]
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A lunch in honor of UMaine’s veterans, which was part of UMaine’s Veterans Week activities, was featured in a Channel 5 (WABI) report. Thomas Banister, senior military instructor for UMaine’s ROTC program, and Nancy Laffin, president of the UMaine Veterans Association, were interviewed for the story. Banister said likely one in five students on campus […]
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that pitted Democratic incumbent and eventual winner Mike Michaud against Kevin Raye, Republican state senate president. Brewer said Raye’s loss cannot be pinned on a Democratic wave election, as Raye has […]
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Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and the administrator of UMaine Extension’s 4-H programming, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about how youth organizations screen adult volunteers in order to protect children. Phelps said background checks for 4-H clubs are done through UMaine’s Human Resources Department and 4-H holds the majority […]
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An opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald called for increased participation between the city of Portland and UMaine researchers. The op-ed noted UMaine research in science and engineering, which could provide commercial opportunities for the city. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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