Maine kicker Kenny Doak attempts a field goal as Derek Deoul holds the ball during the Black Bears’ spring football scrimmage in Orono Friday in May. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — Kenny Doak is discovering he has a lot of new friends these days. “Yeah, I went to get a haircut the other […]
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Updated hazing survey finds disconnect between students’ experiences, willingness to label it
A new study led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan on the prevalence of college hazing and students’ attitudes about hazing behaviors provides fresh insights to inform prevention efforts. Ten years ago, Allan and UMaine colleague Mary Madden published a nationwide survey of college students’ experiences, attitudes and perceptions about hazing […]
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College hockey: Pearson leads UMaine to season-opening win
Maine’s Patrick Shea and St. Lawrence’s Phillip Alftberg chase down the puck during first period action at Alfond Arena in Orono on Friday. (Kevin Bennett photo) ORONO — If the first period was Chase Pearson’s preseason, he was in midseason form by the start of the second. The University of Maine hockey captain scored a […]
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College football: UMaine, Rhode Island surprisingly at top of CAA
Maine’s Deshawn Stevens takes down New Hampshire quarterback Christian Lupoli suiring the 2018 season opener in August. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Maine and Rhode Island meet Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association football game that could have NCAA playoff implications for both teams — a development few could have foreseen two months ago. When […]
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Local 4-H to participate in National Youth Science Day
LEWISTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will join more than 150,000 young people nationwide taking part in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge throughout October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” was developed by Google and West Virginia University Extension Service to get youth involved in computer science through hands-on activities […]
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Women's basketball: Big expectations for Black Bears this season
Maine interim head coach Amy Vachon calls to her players in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., on Dec. 17, 2017. (AP File Photo) ORONO — Amy Vachon stood near midcourt and watched as her University of Maine women’s basketball players went through a defensive drill […]
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Maine mass timber event offers insight into opportunities for the state’s forest products industry
ORONO – The Maine Mass Timber Event, a daylong conference focused on established and emerging cost-effective mass timber construction technologies that are growing in popularity nationwide and around the globe, will be held Oct. 11 at the University of Maine, offered by UMaine’s Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center in partnership with WoodWorks – Wood Products […]
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College football: Doak kicks Maine past Villanova 13-10
ORONO — Play for the tie? Nope. Instead, the University of Maine went for the win — and got it in a most improbable fashion. Sophomore kicker Kenny Doak kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Black Bears to a stunning 13-10 victory over Villanova on Saturday evening at Alfond Stadium. […]
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Hiring guide to help address workforce shortages and connect students to Maine careers published
ORONO – Maine’s Public Universities has published a Maine Employer Hiring Guide (http://www.maine.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Maine-Employer-Hiring-Guide-Fall-2018-DISTRIBUTE.pdf?0d0f03) as part of its ongoing response to the state’s workforce crisis. The guide includes referrals and resources that Maine employers can use to connect with professionally prepared, job-seeking students or candidates for internships. Approximately 32,000 students attend a University of Maine System […]
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‘Maine and Aomori Print Exchange: Selected Images’ on display at Lord Hall Gallery
“Maine and Aomori Print Exchange: Selected Images” will be on display through Nov. 9 in Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine. The exhibition is a collaboration between Lord Hall Gallery and the Maine-Aomori Printmaking Society (MAPS), an annual art exchange featuring the work of 20 contemporary printmakers from Maine and Aomori, Japan. The […]