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Channel 7 Reports on Tobacco Ban

WVII broadcast a Wednesday story about UMaine’s new tobacco-free campus policy.  The story featured an interview with Lauri Sidelko from the UMaine Division of Student Affairs, co-chair of the university’s tobacco-free campus committee.

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Psychology Clinical Associate Column Published

Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News included a guest column by Robert Ferguson, a local clinical psychologist who also serves as a clinical associate in UMaine’s psychology department.  The column, “Treating chronic pain beyond medicine,” analyzes issues related to prescription medicine addictions in Maine.  In his UMaine role, Ferguson supervises students and collaborates with faculty members.

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Humphrey in Story on High-Tech Economy

Comments from Dean Dana Humphrey of UMaine’s College of Engineering are included in a Thursday Portland Press Herald story about a Wednesday Portland forum on the “technical revolution” and Maine’s economic future.  Humphrey notes that the UMaine college is at record enrollment levels, but it is not able to educate enough engineers to meet the […]

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UMaine Students Set for Master Classes with Award-Winning Pianist

Contact: David Whitehill, (207) 992-3511 or david@bangorsymphony.org Four University of Maine music students will have the opportunity to participate in a master class with award-winning pianist Martina Filjak from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, January 14, in UMaine’s Minsky Recital Hall. Each student will have an opportunity to play for Filjak, the winner of the […]

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Dog Discovery Noted

A UMaine graduate student’s discovery of the oldest domesticated dog ever found in the Americas was mentioned on the website Physorg.com. Samuel Belknap, a student in the department of anthropology and Climate Change Institute, found a fragment of bone from the skull of a dog. The bone was directed dated at 9,400 years old.

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Jacobson Talk Mentioned

The Lewiston Sun Journal noted a talk being given by George Jacobson, UMaine professor emeritus of biology, ecology and climate change, on “Influences of Climate Variability on Maine’s Forests — Past and Future” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, at the Farmington Town Office. Jacobson was the director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute for nearly […]

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Blog Notes Research Into Links Between Teen Dating, Depression

The Frisky, a love and relationships blog, wrote about UMaine researcher Jessica Fales’ study linking depression with teen dating. Fales found adolescents and young adults who excessively seek reassurance in their romantic relationships are at an increased risk for depression.

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Researcher Seeks Married Couples For Study

The Bangor Daily News has a story about UMaine graduate student Laura Yoder, who is seeking as part of her thesis research 50 married couples to study the relationship between personality type and marital satisfaction. Click here for more information about the study and eligibility.

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