UMaine News

Contact: Laura Wilson 207-581-2971, lwilson@umext.maine.edu ORONO–University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin, Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape,

Contact: Ed Norton, 949-1459; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Twenty-four University of Maine studio art majors exhibiting dozens of works that culminate their fall semester’s efforts are inviting the public to Lord Hall Gallery’s newest show, “Senior Art Exhibition, FUSE,” Dec. 8 through Jan. 26. The exhibit represents collaboration by all of the 24 senior […]

Contact: Ivan Manev, 581-1984; George Manlove, 581-3756 Ivan Manev, professor of management in the Maine Business School, has been named the University of Maine’s fourth Nicolas Salgo Professor of Business Administration. The professorship is a five-year, renewable appointment accompanied by a financial award to be used to advance the international mission and priorities of the […]

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1904; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Hudson Museum’s Twelfth Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance basket sale and crafts fair Dec. 9 offers the public an opportunity to see and learn about Maine Indian artforms, listen to traditional music and sample Maine Indian foods. The event, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., […]

Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Department of Philosophy Colloquium Nov. 30 will present a lecture by John Russon, associate philosophy professor at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, and an expert in ancient philosophy and 19th and 20th century European philosophy. Titled “The Elements of Everyday Life: Three Lessons […]

Contact: Jack Burt, 581-1773 (jburt@maine.edu)George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Jazz Ensemble is preparing a list of familiar favorites by some of the most poplar American jazz musicians for its annual fall concert Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Hauck Auditorium on the Orono campus.   Under the direction of Jack Burt, […]

Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will sponsor an organic grain production workshop from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 14. It is scheduled for the Bease Building in Albion Registration, which includes lunch, is $10. Preregistration is required by calling 800-287-1426 (in Maine) or 207-342-5971. The rapid growth in […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The museum will reopen on Monday, Nov. 27 at 9 a.m.

Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 ORONO, Me.–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer organic dairy transition workshops at three locations: Houlton, December 4; Albion, December 5; and Turner, December 6. The workshops, each from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are free, but preregistration is required by calling 800-287-1426 (in Maine) or 207-342-5971. Participants will learn USDA […]

Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 WATERVILLE, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 2006 Fall Dairy Forage Conference on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at John Martin’s Manor on College Avenue in Waterville. This seasonal conference is designed for dairy producers and industry personnel to learn and discuss innovative […]