In Channel 5 (WABI) and a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news reports, Jason Hoyt of Black Bear Properties at the University of Maine described the purpose of a recent visit to the UMaine campus last week of 200 fifth-grade students from the greater Bangor area and Lewiston as part of the second annual Weight Watchers of […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) on Monday covered a visit to the campus by area elementary and middle school students who have been mentored by UMaine student Black Bear Mentors. The program, operated through the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, introduced the students to a typical day at UMaine. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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UMaine physics professor Raymond Dean Astumian was interviewed for an article in the April 2 issue of Chemical & Engineering News about misunderstandings about the fundamental physics behind design, operation and characterization of molecular machines. This topic is part of the subject of an article, “Can artificial molecular machines deliver on their promise?” that Astumian co-authored […]
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UMaine School of Economics assistant professor Sharon Wagner spoke with Channel 7 (WVII) Monday for a 6 p.m. news report about some of the reasons for recent spikes in gasoline prices. The single most influential factor in gasoline prices is the cost of crude oil, she says, which is tied to supply and demand and […]
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In a Bangor Daily News letter to the editor, UMaine social work graduate student Lucy Barnhart wrote about proposed budget cuts to to the prescription drug and health care assistance for people over 65 and people with disabilities. Barnhart wrote that this population deserves to continue to receive consistent preventative health care, which is a […]
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A news release that appeared in the Sacramento Bee newspaper noted that UMaine is one of three organizations or institutions to be involved in a $3.5 million grant to student the effectiveness of an online tutoring system for mathematics homework. SRI International, a nonprofit research and development organization, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute will also be […]
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There were several media reports about Monday’s appearances on campus by an anti-abortion group and a pair of anti-gay marriage activists while UMaine students, officials and faculty raised a gay pride flag to mark the start of Pride Week at UMaine.
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In a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio report about the distribution of Maine Economic Improvement Fund money, UMaine was noted for receiving the bulk of the funds over the years, along with the University of Southern Maine. Lawmakers in the Maine House voted to distribute a percentage of the funds to the other campuses in […]
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A series of leadership events, academic activities, student research expositions and campuswide celebration will commemorate the inauguration of University of Maine President Paul W. Ferguson on April 19.
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James Dill, an entomologist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about how the warm winter will impact pest populations. Dill said there are some pests, such as mosquitoes, ticks and white grubs, about which he fields more phone calls this time of year, which could pose […]
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