The Northern New England segment of the Gazillion Bubbles Show, including a performance scheduled for UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts on Wednesday Oct. 5, has been canceled. Ticket holders are asked to call the Collins Center for the Arts box office at (207) 581-1755 for a refund or to exchange those tickets for another […]
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The October national Foodie News newsletter, a publication of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington, D.C., included an article about locally grown wheat making a comeback in New England. It included an interview with Ellen Mallory, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture specialist, who explained that interest in local wheat began as […]
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Sunday’s third annual Out of the Darkness Walk, which raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is held on campus and in Orono, was covered by Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5). Kylie Cole, the prevention and education coordinator and a staff psychologist the UMaine’s Counseling Center, was interviewed for the story. […]
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UMaine’s fantasy baseball camp, which was held last weekend at Mahaney Diamond, was featured in a Bangor Daily News sports story. BDN reporter Pete Warner participated in the camp and wrote about some of his experiences with the attendees, which included former UMaine athletes, UMaine alumni and other members of the media. UMaine baseball head […]
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Goughan’s Berry Farm near Caribou is featuring the UMaine Black Bear logo in a corn maze at the center of a six-acre field this fall. The maze is drawing a crowd, farm owner Mark Goughan tells the Bangor Daily News. Goughan provides visitors with clues to solving the maze that highlight the value of higher […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a report on Friday’s celebration of the UMaine bookstore’s 100th anniversary. The story includes comments from President Ferguson, Vice President for Finance and Administration Janet Waldron, bookstore manager Dick Young and Colleen Gagnon, who has worked at the store for 31 years.
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Comments from Prof. Lenard Kaye, director of UMaine’s Center on Aging, were included in a Maine Sunday Telegram story about Maine’s efforts to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. A return program is effective but expensive, because there are no approved incineration facilities in Maine. State officials are investigating the possibility of a composting process […]
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WABI television broadcast a Sunday story about UMaine’s “Out of the Darkness” 3.5 mile walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention causes and activities. The annual event is organized by staff members in the UMaine Counseling Center.
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While some people might wonder what’s wrong with the design and function of a clothespin, a detail-oriented designer from Winterport, Maine would argue plenty.
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UMaine sociologist Amy Blackstone was quoted on YouBeauty.com, a website co-founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz, in a story about the TV show “Pan Am” and the importance of image in the work place and to one’s career. Blackstone said research shows more attractive people are likely to receive favorable treatment in the work place. Contact: […]
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