Year: 2005

Early Literacy Educators to Hear Specialist on Diverse Learning

Contact: Kay Hyatt, (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — International literacy consultant Blair Koefoed of New Zealand will be the featured speaker and group leader at the annual Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Institute sponsored by the Center for Literacy at the University of Maine. The Saturday, Jan. 7 conference takes place at the Kennebec Valley […]

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UMaine will Introduce New Hay Rebaling Technology at AG Trades Show

Contact: Associate Extension Professor Donna Lamb, (207) 564-3301 ORONO, Me. — The University of Maine’s J. Frank Witter Center has developed hay rebaling technology that promises to raise profits for Maine hay producers and increase hay availability for livestock owners. Hay producers like to harvest hay in large round bales, rather than small rectangular (known […]

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UMaine Folklife Center Offering Preview of Brewer Paper Mill History

Contact: Amy Stevens, 581-1891; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — An effort to collect and preserve the stories of generations of former workers at Eastern Fine Paper Mill in Brewer is entering a new phase, as the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine has received renewed funding from the Maine Humanities Council to sustain […]

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Maine’s “Brownie” Brown Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

Contact: Kyle McCaskill at 207-581-3185 or 800-287-0274 (kmccaskill@umext.maine.edu)Jennifer O’Leary at (207) 581-3106 (joleary@umext.maine.edu) Note: a photo is available on request. CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Harold “Brownie” Brown has devoted the bulk of his working life to youth education, much of it to Maine 4-H. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Brown, the current president of […]

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Center on Aging to Oversee Consortium on Anti-Anxiety-Drug Misuse

Contact: Len Kaye, (207) 581- 3483, Dr. Stephen Gressitt, (207) 568-7599, George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — When it comes to abuse or misuse of prescription drugs, usually OxyContin, Oxycodone or Percocet come to mind. But a potentially more dangerous family of drugs, benzodiazepines, often causes more overdoses and serious accidents than people realize, […]

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‘Rexford St. John Boyington’ Walking Stick Passes to Stephen Hornsby

Contact: Nancy Strayer, Canadian-American Center, (207) 581-4220 ORONO — “Rexford St. John Boyington” is the ideal professor. He starts class on time, his students love him, and he is always well dressed, carrying a silver-tipped cane around with style and elegance. He’s brilliant, friendly and articulate. What’s stopping him from having his courses full the […]

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The University of Maine Museum of Art Presents Three New Exhibitions January 20 – April 8, 2006

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 kj@umit.maine.edu Bangor, Maine – Three new exhibitions will be presented by The University of Maine Museum of Art during the winter season. Maine artist Michael Alpert’s photographs portray the often harsh, unadorned beauty of the state in Michael Alpert: Recent Photographs. Lauren Fensterstock features conceptual sculptures by this Portland artist and […]

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Legendary” UMaine Teacher/Coach to Receive National Award

Contact: Joe Carr 207) 581-3571 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine professor and former Black Bear football coach Walter H. Abbott is being recognized for distinguished service by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Abbott, whose teaching and coaching at UMaine since 1960 has trained and influenced thousands of students, will be honored Dec. 18 […]

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