The Earth, the environment and grassroots efforts to effect positive change was the theme of Saturday’s Hope Festival held at UMaine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. The event was covered by Bangor television station WABI and the Bangor Daily News.
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Channel 5 (WABI) aired a report on a weekend charity run for women’s heart health and cardiac care organized by members of UMaine’s Alpha Phi sorority. Members hoped to raise $2,000. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine associate professor of computing and information science Jonathan Farley was interviewed Wednesday, April 18, on Public Radio International’s show, “The Takeaway,” hosted by four-time Emmy winner John Hockenberry. The topic was racism and mathematicians. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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An article in the Kennebec Journal newspaper in Augusta reported the results of a study by UMaine economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon about the value of the golf industry to the Maine economy. The researchers found the industry contributed $270 million in 2011. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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In a Bangor Daily News op-ed column about how changing climate is affecting food production and pricing, Pamela Person of the Coalition for Sensible Energy and Maine Global Climate Change cited research by University of Maine climatologists that is contributing evidence to document environmental and climatological shifts. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Maine Public Broadcasting Network has scheduled a broadcast of a recent talk at the University of Maine by noted paleoecologist, educator and science journalist Curt Stager today at 1 p.m. on its Speaking in Maine program. Stager, also an adjunct professor with the UMaine Climate Change Institute, spoke on “Climate Whiplash: What happens after global […]
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UMaine President Ferguson Taps Six Campus Initiatives in His Visions of University Excellence Program Six initiatives by University of Maine colleges, departments and programs designed to enhance excellence and campus transformation were selected for funding by the Presidential Request for Visions of University Excellence (PRE-VUE) Program.
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Dr. Jimmy Jung has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, effective July 1.
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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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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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