UMaine researchers were among a group meeting this week to promote the research and development of environmentally safe and sustainable plastics, according to a report from Portland television station WGME. The Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine is consortium of manufacturers, agricultural groups, nonprofit organizations and university researchers, and is meeting Friday in Falmouth.
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Wayne Maines, UMaine’s director of safety and environmental management, told the Bangor Daily News the school has adopted Centers for Disease Control safety measures for Wallace Pool, which will be the site of high school state championship swim meets Saturday and Monday. Maines said measures have been taken to ensure the correct functioning of exhaust […]
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Contact: Kathy Hopkins, (207) 474-9622 SKOWHEGAN — As temperatures warm and winter transitions into spring, the sap will be running in sugar maples soon and harvesters will begin the annual and welcome ritual preparing for another good syrup season. Kathy Hopkins, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and maple syrup expert, is available to […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 581-3109 or kate.yerxa@maine.edu ORONO — With area school vacations starting next week, some parents and guardians may be wondering how to keep kids engaged and active during the time off. Kate Yerxa, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s statewide educator for nutrition and physical activity, is available to discuss some tips. Family […]
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Cumulus radio station WWMJ 95.7 FM reported today on the 12-hour cycling fundraiser, Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life Pedalling for a Cure, being held Saturday, Feb. 19, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the UMaine Student Fitness and Recreation Center by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members. Proceeds will benefit leukemia and lymphoma research.
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about Michael Merchant, a UMaine graduate who is part of the cast of the new season of a Discovery Channel reality show. Merchant, who graduated in 2007 with a degree in biology, will appear on “Out of the Wild: Venezuela” starting Thursday night.
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Several news outlets reported on Paul Ferguson’s visit this week to the UMaine campus, the fourth and final visit by the candidates for UMaine’s president position. In a Bangor Daily News story, Ferguson said UMaine must prove its distinctiveness within the UMaine System. Ferguson told WABI the university has an opportunity to be both student- […]
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UMaine graduate Ashley Underwood and her quest to win the new season of the CBS reality television show “Survivor” will be the focus of a new series of columns in the Waterville Sentinel, the first of which appeared Wednesday in anticipation of the season debut tonight. The columns, which will run for as long as […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 or Jessica.bloch@umit.maine.edu University of Maine graduate Michael Merchant is part of a new Discovery Channel reality show that takes place in South America. Discovery Channel’s “Out of the Wild: Venezuela” features nine volunteers who are dropped off and abandoned in a remote area of southern Venezuela. Armed with only basic […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Mary Cathcart, senior policy associate in the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, has received the Women, Work, and Community’s (WWC) Merle Nelson Making a Difference Award. Cathcart, a former Maine legislator who lives in Orono, was honored on Tuesday Feb. 15 at WWC’s 25th […]
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