Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The first group of graduates from a pioneering alternative teacher certification program will be recognized at a commencement ceremony Friday, May 9.at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The eight mid-coast area educators have spent the past two years meeting the rigorous demands of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will visit the University of Maine on Friday, May 9 to deliver UMaine’s fourth William S. Cohen Lecture. Mulroney, who was prime minister from 1984-1993, will discuss “Canada and the U.S.: Friends and Neighbors in the Post Sept. 11 World.” The […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO AND BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art will debut an exhibition of the works of Melville McLean and George Lloyd, along with wood engravings from the museum’s permanent collection, on May 16. The exhibition will continue through July 5. The following describes the works that […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Representatives of the Henry Company, a California construction materials company, will return to the University of Maine on Monday, May 12 to hear marketing plan presentations by 16 UMaine student groups. The students, who are in a capstone marketing class taught by UMaine Prof. Harold Daniel, have […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– University of Maine junior Tara Bryant of Brewer recently returned from Philadelphia where she participated in a national conference of physical and recreational educators as an Outstanding Future Professional. She was one of two Maine college students selected for the 2003 honor by the Maine Association of Health, […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A unique cooperative program between the University of Maine Center on Aging and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO), funded by a $25,000 grant from the Maine-based Davis Family Foundation, will bring quality live music and music education to people in living facilities for older adults and to […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– A University of Maine conference is aimed at providing K-12 educators with the ideas, curriculum and practices to explore global themes with an eye toward state and national learning standards. The Global Education Institute will be held June 22-27 at the UMaine Hutchinson in Belfast. Award-winning writer Joy […]
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Contact: Raymond Hintz, Surveying Engineering Technology, 207-581-2189; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– In recognition of the high demand for surveyors by private firms and government, the University of Maine has established a Surveying Engineering Technology (SVT) program. On April 18, Jason Racette, a UMaine graduate, surveyor with the Bureau of Land Management […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– The National Science Foundation has awarded a $6 million grant to the University of Maine, The Jackson Laboratory and Maine Medical Center Research Institute for the establishment of a Center for Molecular Biophysical Sciences. The funds will be used to establish a research partnership between the […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– How do uncles distinctively contribute to their nephews’ development? And why has it taken so long for family scholars to ask the question? Robert Milardo, University of Maine professor of human development, hopes to find out by conducting the first in-depth study of uncle and nephew relationships. “Uncles […]
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