Jung named UMaine’s New Vice President for Enrollment Management
Dr. Jimmy Jung has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, effective July 1.
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Newspaper Features Extension Gardening Program
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
Read moreUMaine Study of Golf Economics on Website
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
Read moreNews Media Reports on Ferguson Inauguration
Several news organizations covered the inauguration ceremony Thursday for the University of Maine’s 19th president, Paul W. Ferguson. They included the Bangor Daily News and Channel 7 (WVII). Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreFifth Annual Healthy High Run-Walks Friday
An unprecedented 500 people have registered for Friday’s Fifth Annual Healthy High Road Race and walk starting at 4:20 p.m. at the New Balance Recreation and Fitness Center. The event promotes fitness and raises awareness about healthy alternatives to alcohol and drug use. The UMaine Alcohol and Drug Education Office is sponsoring a 1-mile fun […]
Read moreUMaine President Calls for a Re-emphasis of the Public Good in Public Universities
ORONO, Maine — The public good inherent in the mission of the public university must be re-emphasized in an effort to recommit to the mutually beneficial partnership between citizens and their land-grant institutions, University of Maine President Paul Ferguson said Thursday morning at the Collins Center for the Arts in an address moments after he […]
Read moreClimate Change Research and Measuring the Amount of Ice in the Alaska Range
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts from UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, which is currently conducting fieldwork in the Alaska Range. Seth Campbell, a University of Maine graduate student pursuing his Ph.D. through UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, is getting ready to lead an expedition in […]
Read moreBangor Daily News Covers President Ferguson’s Inauguration
The Bangor Daily News covered the inauguration of Paul Ferguson, University of Maine’s 19th president.
Read morePresident Ferguson Mentioned in Bangor Daily News Article About Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
University of Maine President Paul Ferguson’s inauguration was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News story about Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Read moreMarine Biologist Delivers Keynote, Appears in Video
Rhian Waller, a University of Maine assistant research professor based at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, gave a keynote address at the 5th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals, which was held earlier this month in Amsterdam.
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