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Student Op-Ed on Domestic Violence

The Kennebec Journal published an opinion piece written by Christine Crittenden, a graduate student in the UMaine School of Social Work, about domestic violence. Crittenden writes that Maine lawmakers should support L.D. 1867, the Act to Protect Domestic Violence Victims. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777

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Newspaper Runs AP Story on Water Temperatures

UMaine oceanographers Jeffrey Runge and Dave Townsend were quoted in an Associated Press story that ran in the Gloucester Times of Massachusetts about the impact of warm Gulf of Maine water on species. Runge and Townsend said the rising water temperatures in the gulf could have an impact on species, but what that impact may […]

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Researcher Noted in Release on Global Fishing Study

Bob Steneck, a professor in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences, was listed in a news release as being part of a task force studying the impact of global fishing. The Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force released on April 1 its recommendation that fishing for herring, anchovy, and other forage fish in general should be cut […]

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Food Drive Featured in TV Report

A food drive being held at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office in Ellsworth was the subject of a story on Bangor TV station WLBZ.

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UMaine Statistician Interviewed for Mega Millions Story

Bill Halteman, professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Lewiston Sun Journal for a story on the Mega Millions lottery, which is prompting unprecedented ticket sales in 43 states and territories because of the $640 million jackpot. Halteman calculated the odds of winning at 1 in 175.7 million. […]

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Chilean Expedition Featured in Newspaper

A recent expedition to Chile by Paul Mayewski, director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, and a team of other UMaine scientists, was featured in the Bangor Daily News. The article noted the group drilled ice cores in a crater inside an active volcano. Mayewski told the BDN the region is important because the glaciers there […]

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UMaine Child Development Center Now Nationally Accredited

The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine recently earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The center is one of the oldest university-affiliated laboratory schools in the country, providing students in UMaine’s education and early childhood programs the opportunity to learn through teaching […]

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Press Herald Column on Patterson

The Portland Press Herald ran a column about Sunday’s benefit hockey game for a scholarship in honor of Leroy Patterson, a 33-year veteran of the UMaine Department of Public Safety who died in January. Paul Culina, UMaine’s head athletic trainer, said Patterson was the epitome of what a university police officer should be. UMaine football […]

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