Portland native Muna Abdullahi, a UMaine political science major and president of the UMaine Muslim Student Association, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about local reactions to the May 1 killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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In today’s edition, the Herald Gazette, part of the coastal Village Soup newspaper chain, advanced an upcoming talk by University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and educator Clay Kirby. On May 10, Kirby will discuss insect pests and ornamental plants at noon at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A news release about recent research on the squid-fishing industry by Teresa Johnson of the UMaine School of Marine Science was posted today on the National Science Foundation’s Science360 News Service website. Johnson concludes after reviewing some of the regulatory history on how Northeastern quotas and fishing territories are established that the most accurate stock […]
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The University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) will host a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating plans to build a 3,300 square foot addition to UMaine’s Jenness Hall. The event is scheduled for Tuesday May 3 at 1 p.m. at Jenness Hall.
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A Boston Globe report features UMaine student and basketball player Raheem Singleton, discussing the Boston premiere of the documentary film “Push: Madison vs. Madison.” Singleton is prominent in the film, which followed the 2007 Madison Park basketball team, on which Singleton was described in the Globe report as an “instrumental player.” Contact: Joe Carr (207) […]
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Nathan Godfried of the UMaine history faculty was quoted in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about Gordon Harris, 73, an Auburn man who was arrested in Mississippi as a Freedom Rider in 1961. Freedom Riders traveled to the Deep South to challenge segregation laws. Gottfried provided context about the Freedom Riders and the role they […]
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The May 1 Maine Sunday Telegram included a review of the current exhibits at the UMaine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “Although not large, (the museum) has one of the nicest gallery spaces in the state,” the review says Contact: Joe Carr (207) 581-3571
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Comments from Barbara Murphy were included in a Central Maine Morning Sentinel story about efforts at a Manchester greenhouse to develop environmentally friendly ways to manage pests that damage plants. Contact: Joe Carr (207) 581-3571
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The Graduate Student Government has announced the names of winning presenters at last week’s 2011 GradExpo, a showcase of end-of-the-year research summaries and presentations from 128 graduate students this year.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) has a news story on this week’s bone marrow drive in memory of Jeff Cole, a UMaine assistant football coach who died of cancer in 2004. The UMaine football team is running the drive in the UMaine Student Fitness and Recreation Center. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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