The study “Poverty in Maine,” which was done by UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was the basis for a story in the Bangor Daily News on the high numbers of children in Washington County who live in poverty. The study, which is based on U.S. Census county-level poverty data, shows that Washington County has […]
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The York Weekly interviewed two York High School graduates who are now UMaine students and members of UMaine’s all-male Maine Steiners a cappella group. The Steiners are competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals on Feb. 18 in Boston. Hirst is studying vocal music education with plans to stay an extra year […]
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Several legendary UMaine athletes and coaches have been named to the Maine Sports Hall of Fame, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News. UMaine education faculty member Walter Abbott, a former Black Bears football coach, will be inducted this year, as will alumni Phillip Coulombe (football), Emily Ellis (women’s basketball) and Dennis Libbey […]
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The next in a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions President Ferguson has organized over the next few weeks to solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan will take place will take place Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 10-11 a.m. in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House. The subject is Community Engagement. For information, contact Laura Lindenfeld, […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will present new work by art faculty in an exhibition in the Lord Hall Gallery.
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed UMaine accounting professor Steve Colburn of the Maine Business School for a feature report on the tax-return assistance program being held on Fridays through April 13 at the Orono Public Library. Colburn oversees UMaine accounting students who help taxpayers file state and federal tax-return forms. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine School of Economics professor Gary Hunt explained some of the factors affecting rising gasoline prices in Maine, which are higher than the national average, in a Monday interview with Channel 2 (WLBZ). Hunt, also a cooperating faculty member with the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, suggests that reducing demand for combustible […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal has a story about Trevor Doiron, a 13-year-old from Jay, who is starting a community garden and will eventually report the produce to Maine Harvest for Hunger, a program run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The story noted that Doiron has met with Lauren St. Germain from UMaine Extension in […]
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In a sidebar to an article about the connections between early childhood development and economic development, Mainebiz noted the Child Care Research Partnership at the University of Southern Maine and UMaine, which provided classroom observations of Educate Central Maine in Waterville, a state-of-the-art early childhood learning center. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Chris Hastings, a first-year MBA student at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about job opportunities and the business climate in Maine. Hastings wrote when a new business wants to come to the state or a particular municipality, the governing body should consider not who is going to make the most […]
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