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Newspaper Reports on Construction Delays

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Janet Waldron, UMaine vice president for administration and finance, about how the university is coping with planned and in-progress construction projects on campus after Gov. Paul LePage blocked the sale of state bonds approved by Maine voters in 2010. Major projects are ongoing and several minor projects are being delayed […]

Media Coverage of Batting Pavilion Dedication

Many news organizations, including the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News, covered Tuesday’s dedication of the privately funded Paul J. Mitchell Batting Pavilion at the University of Maine. Mitchell, brother of former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, who offered congratulatory remarks, was a member of the UMaine baseball team from 1946-1948 and serves […]

UMaine Police Department Donates Vests

The University of Maine Police Department recently donated surplus ballistic vests to the police service in Botswana, a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa. The vests, which had accumulated in storage, were shipped to members of the Botswana Police Service as part of the UMPD’s effort to recycle old and out-of-date equipment. UMaine police searched for […]

Charlie Slavin Remembrance Planned

Students, faculty, staff and members of the broader community are invited to attend “Celebrating Charlie,” an event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, to celebrate and remember Honors College Dean Charlie Slavin. The event will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact Honors College coordinator of advancement Emily […]

Podiatrist Who Collaborated With UMaine Wins National Award

Local podiatrist Todd O’Brien has won the top prize at the 2012 American Podiatric Medical Association’s annual scientific meeting for his oral abstract on an electronic tuning fork he invented and developed with assistance from the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Maine Technology Institute. Tuning […]