UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed recently for a Channel 5 (WABI) report on Maine’s June primary election preparations being made by candidates vying for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Olympia Snowe. Six Republicans, four Democrats and Independent Angus King are pursuing the seat. Brewer said he anticipates heavy campaign spending […]
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Life gets off to a rough start for babies born to drug-dependent women, even when their mothers’ addiction is clinically managed during pregnancy with methadone or other therapeutic replacement drugs. Born with their own chemical dependency, approximately 70 percent of these babies spend weeks in intensive care being treated for a cluster of unpleasant and […]
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UMaine Hockey senior forward Spencer Abbott was named Hockey East Player of the Year at the league’s awards banquet Thursday night in Boston. He is the fifth Black Bear player to achieve this honor. Abbott was also tabbed as a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker award, given annually to the nation’s top college […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has received an incentive return from Efficiency Maine under the Maine Advanced Buildings program for energy-efficiency measures incorporated into the design and construction of the new facility last year at the center of the UMaine campus.
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Several news organizations, including Channel 5 (WABI), Channel 2 (WLBZ) and the Bangor Daily News, reported Thursday on a bomb threat hoax emailed to an Aubert Hall employee. Students and staff were evacuated while public safety officials searched the building before allowing Aubert Hall to be reoccupied. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Channel 5 (WABI) on Thursday covered the annual “Grad Fair” at the University Bookstore, a chance for many of the 2012 graduates to get an early opportunity to order or purchase commencement accessories, regalia and mementos. The report included interviews with a graduating senior and Bookstore floor manager Colleen Gagnon. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Francis Avery, UMaine forest technician and operator of the university’s sugar house off College Avenue Extension, was interviewed Thursday for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news report on how the maple syrup “sugaring” season is progressing. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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UMaine’s student cyber defense team finished third at the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC) hosted by Northeastern University March 9-11. The competition is one of nine regional events held across the country. The 12 teams in the competition were tasked with creating a company data center that had to continue functioning while fending off […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) on Tuesday covered a visit by Maine’s U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud to UMaine. Michaud toured the Advanced Structures and Composites Center and had lunch with student leaders in the Memorial Union. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Click here to see all Climate Change blog entries. With the ice cores safely on their way back to Maine, we are making the necessary preparations for their processing and analysis. The extraction of ice from the glaciers is only part of the story; the next chapter begins in the freezer at UMaine’s Climate Change […]
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