Contact: Alan Majka, (207) 622-7546 WATERVILLE — At Waterville Junior High School, health teacher Jane Dean is teaching sixth-graders how to see through deceptive junk food marketing, improve activity levels and make healthier snack choices. At the Mitchell Elementary School in Waterville, Wendy Lagasse of MaineGeneral Health System’s Prevention Center is presenting a program to […]
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The 25th Annual Maryann Hartman Awards to Maine women of achievement will be presented from 5-7 p.m., Oct. 27 at the Buchanan Alumni House. This year’s winners are Candace Austin, Shenna Bellows and Francine Stark. Young Women’s Social Justice Award Winners are Daniella Runyambo and Heather Sawyer. The event, sponsored by UMaine’s Women’s Studies Program, […]
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What is your occupation? I am a fitness professional and founder of Lacey Stone Fitness LLC, which combines personal training, nutrition coaching, cardio coaching, and life coaching. I am also a personal trainer and fitness class instructor at Equinox fitness clubs in the New York City area. Earlier this month I had my debut as […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine Office of Innovation director Catherine Renault will visit the University of Maine on Thursday Oct. 28 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Renault will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The […]
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The U.S. Trotting website features a story previewing the upcoming annual “Trick or Trot” event scheduled for UMaine’s Witter Farm. UMaine Equine Management Cooperative students will participate in the event, which features fun activities for children along with an opportunity to see the university’s retired Standardbred racehorses.
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Bill Nemitz’ Friday Portland Press Herald Column examines issues related to a study by UMaine economist Todd Gabe, who looked at the potential economic impact of an Oxford County casino.
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John Mahon of the UMaine Business School faculty was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News story about Maine’s ranking at the bottom of a recent Forbes magazine survey of business-friendly states. Mahon said he thought the ranking reflected the lack of a plan for sustainable economic development and a lack of effort in attracting business […]
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The Village Soup website cited a study done by UMaine’s Center on Aging that shows the legal needs of the elderly are on pace to outweigh available resources in the next few years. Lenard Kaye, the director of the Center on Aging, was one of the primary authors of the report.
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The website masshightech.com had a story about R&D programs that recently received funding from the Maine Technology Institute’s Maine Technology Asset Fund, including five UMaine projects that were allotted a combined $3.5 million in awards.
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Hailed by the New York Times as “something extraordinary” and by the Boston Globe for their “fiercely committed performances,” the Parker String Quartet will return to UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts Sunday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. for the second time after a popular performance last season. Ticket information is available at the CCA […]
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