UMaine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead appeared in a photo that went with a story on the MSNBC website about Bangor author Sarah Smiley and her project to entertain a different dinner guest each weekend while her husband is deployed. Whitehead and members of the hockey team were dinner guests in February. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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A column in the Bangor Daily News describes resources for the genealogists at UMaine’s Fogler Library and the Bangor Public Library. Saucier says Fogler’s hours are convenient and resources unique. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Channel 5 (WABI) and the Bangor Daily News carried reports on proper identification, harvesting and preparation of fiddleheads. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Lauren St. Germaine, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension home horticulture coordinator, and Dave Fuller, agriculture and non-timber forest products professional at UMaine Extension. Channel 5 last week interviewed Fuller and Jason […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) reported on Bearfest, a recent all-night dance marathon organized at UMaine by students to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network. More than 300 students and supporters participated and raised an estimated $30,000, according to the report. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Correll Professor of Early Literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the “Growing Up Healthy, Building Children’s World Knowledge Through Literacy” conference Saturday at UMaine. An estimated 100 educators from around Maine registered to attend. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be Saturday, May 5. Also beginning that day are the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be held in two ceremonies in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on Saturday, May 5.
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The University of Maine Patrons of the Arts board members have selected Michael Lewis, an artist and longtime member of UMaine’s art faculty, as the 2012 Vincent A. Hartgen Award recipient.
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In response to his first nine months of extensive visiting with the University of Maine community in campus classrooms, laboratories and legacy buildings, President Paul Ferguson, as part of an initiative referred to as “Paint and Polish 2012,” will allocate approximately $2.5 million to improve the campus infrastructure. This initiative will include more than a […]
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The University of Maine Foundation Board has named Jeffery N. Mills as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. He succeeds Amos E. Orcutt who is retiring June 30 after serving the foundation in this capacity for 22 years.
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