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Newspaper Features Extension Gardening Program

The Biddeford-based Journal Tribune ran an editorial about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program to encourage gardeners to grow extra produce for charities across the state. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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UMaine Study of Golf Economics on Website

The Maine State Golf Association posted a UMaine news release about the economic benefits of the Maine golf industry on its website. Economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon did the research. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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News Media Reports on Ferguson Inauguration

Several news organizations covered the inauguration ceremony Thursday for the University of Maine’s 19th president, Paul W. Ferguson. They included the Bangor Daily News and Channel 7 (WVII). Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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Fifth Annual Healthy High Run-Walks Friday

An unprecedented 500 people have registered for Friday’s Fifth Annual Healthy High Road Race and walk starting at 4:20 p.m. at the New Balance Recreation and Fitness Center. The event promotes fitness and raises awareness about healthy alternatives to alcohol and drug use. The UMaine Alcohol and Drug Education Office is sponsoring a 1-mile fun […]

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Climate Change Research and Measuring the Amount of Ice in the Alaska Range

Editor’s Note:  This is the first in a series of blog posts from UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, which is currently conducting fieldwork in the Alaska Range. Seth Campbell, a University of Maine graduate student pursuing his Ph.D. through UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, is getting ready to lead an expedition in […]

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Marine Biologist Delivers Keynote, Appears in Video

Rhian Waller, a University of Maine assistant research professor based at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, gave a keynote address at the 5th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals, which was held earlier this month in Amsterdam.

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Princeton Review Names UMaine to Top Green Schools List

The University of Maine has been named one of the top scorers in the annual “Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition,” and was one of only 16 profiled institutions named to its “Green Honor Roll” for receiving energy-efficiency and sustainability ratings of 99 —the highest possible score.

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