Contacts: Susan Brawley, (207) 581-2973; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 University of Maine marine sciences Professor Susan Brawley has been elected as the vice-president/president elect of the Phycological Society of America for 2010. She will serve as President of the Society in 2011. “I am pleased and honored to serve my research field in this position […]
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Contact: Professor John Vetelino, (207) 581-2264; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine electrical and computer engineering Professor John Vetelino has been conferred as a 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. Vetelino received the honor for his contributions to acoustic wave properties of piezoelectric crystals and their application in […]
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News advisory – Dec. 10, 2009 Contact: Sharon Barker, 581-1508 ORONO — What is a “green” job and how do you get one? This question and others will be up for exploration Friday, Dec. 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the UMaine Wells Conference Center, as the Women’s Resource Center sponsors a public roundtable discussion on […]
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Contact: Brianna Hughes, 207-837-2872 ORONO – What do goats and fish have in common? Not much until UMaine graduate student Brianna Hughes and Seal Cove Farm proprietor Barbara Brooks got together to talk about fortifying goat cheese with highly purified omega-3-rich fish oil. The project, funded by Maine Technology Institute, blends the mission of the […]
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Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, ME— Maine residents and visitors can learn more about one of the state’s greatest resources by joining the Maine Tree Club, ane ducational project designed for people of all ages to learn about trees. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Forest Service, and the Pine Tree State Arboretum collaborate […]
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Contact: Diane Khiel (dkhiel@adelphia.net) ORONO — The Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine will present the 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. The event is scheduled for 8:30-10:30 a.m., with doors opening at 8 a.m. The Destiny Worship Praise Team, a […]
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Contact: Kathy Hopkins at 474-9622 SKOWHEGAN — The sixth annual Maple Grading School is scheduled for Thursday Dec. 3 and Friday Dec. 4 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive in Skowhegan. Maine will host this event for the first time. It brings together maple producers, bulk syrup buyers, […]
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Nov. 30, 2009 Contact: George Kinghorn, 561-3354 BANGOR — As the holiday season commences, the University of Maine Museum of Art announces a wonderful gift to the community and region — another year of free admission. Through the generosity of Machias Savings Bank the Museum of Art will continue to open its doors for all […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen at (207) 581-3742 kristen.andresen@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Applying to medical school can be a full-time job. But for two University of Maine juniors, the job has become a lot easier. Microbiology major Jonathan Pelletier of Falmouth, Maine, and biochemistry major Aaron Perreault of Northfield, N.H., recently learned that they had received early acceptance […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3571; Kathryn Jovanelli, 561-3350 The University of Maine Museum of Art will hold a news conference to announce an important gift to the community in 2010 from Machias Savings Bank. The announcement will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30. The museum is located at 40 Harlow St. in Bangor.
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