UMaine News

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, Kathryn Hunt at 581-1553 ORONO

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Following this week’s University of Maine visit by Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, and with the November election looming in just a few weeks, interest in politics at UMaine is running high. With several ongoing activities and planned events, the university’s UMaine/UVote program is helping to […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs and Marketing, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will give a public presentation at the University of Maine at 4 p.m. Sept. 21 in the University Club, Fogler Library. The title of his talk is “Solving the Nuclear Threat: […]

Contact: Leslie Hyde, Cooperative Extension, 1-877-944-2267 (toll free in Maine) or 207-789-5868, lhyde@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Maine — The 2004 Yankee Woodlot Forestry Camp will be held September 27 through October 1 at the Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville. Full tuition is being offered this year to any woman who wishes to take the […]

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3360 BANGOR– The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present the work of two artists this fall at Norumbega Hall in downtown Bangor.  Both artists exhibited on the coast earlier this summer, giving those who missed either show an opportunity to see the most recent work by […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine School’s of Performing Arts has announced its 2004 fall semester performance schedule, four months of music and theater showcasing musically artistic work by students, faculty and guest musicians and performers. The schedules follow: MUSIC Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Cadenzato faculty ensemble […]

Contact: Joyce Peterson, The Jackson Laboratory, 207-288-6058, joyce@jax.orgJoe Carr, University of Maine, 207-581-3571, joe_carr@umit.maine.edu; Martha Davoli, Maine Medical Center, 207-662-2196, davolm@mmc.org; Cheryl Dybas, National Science Foundation, 703-292-7734, cdybas@nsf.gov; BAR HARBOR–The 4Pi Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope is the world’s most advanced optical microscope-capable of revealing the nanostructure of genetic material within a cell in three dimensions. […]

Contact: Doug Bennet, UMaine South Portland Office at 828-2327 Portland, Me. — The Cumberland County Alumni Chapter of The University of Maine is pleased to announce that UMaine alumnus Gary Thorne, class of 1970, will be the honored guest speaker at the group’s annual meeting and dinner on Sept. 21 in Portland. The evening will […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Jonathan LaBonte of Bradley has joined the staff in the University of Maine College of Business, Public Policy and Health as assistant to the dean for external relations. A 2002 graduate of the University of Maine, with a B.S. in chemical engineering, and formerly an engineering consultant […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Students in the Orono schools could be the first in Maine to put a new wetland science curriculum into action this fall. If all goes well, their efforts could eventually pay off in helping the Town of Orono to conserve wetland hot spots […]