Contact: Nick Houtman at (207) 581-3777 ORONO– Food will be on the minds of college students attending a competition at the University of Maine on April 17, but this Jeopardy style event is no pie eating contest. The North Atlantic Area Food Science College Bowl, sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), will test […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A researcher and lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Social Work wonders if people are less affected by reports of domestic violence if they believe in social “myths” that tend to excuse violent behavior. Will a person, for instance, be more inclined to excuse domestic […]
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Contact: Jill Coffren, state coordinator, Cooperative Extension 4H Japanese exchange program, 207-645-3248. ORONO– Ryota Toda is a 12-year-old boy from Kyoto, Japan, who has a black belt in karate and is an avid stamp collector. This year he hopes to come to the United States and live with a Maine family. He can’t wait to […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Researchers studying the environmental consequences of acid rain have reached an important milestone, adding evidence for a theory that has been the focus of much scientific debate. Publishing in the December, 2003 issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal, a team at […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (2070 581-3571 ORONO — The UMaine School of Performing Arts’ April 6 chamber music concert at Minsky Recital Hall in the Class of 1944 Building on the Orono campus promises a wide array of chamber music, ranging from jazz to the more serious music of Handel, and even a somber selection […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine doctoral candidate Bethany Sallinen is looking for children to volunteer for a research project. She also is looking for a group of children who are not shy. Sallinen wants to compare about 70 shy and non-shy children, ages eight to 12 years old, to […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Women as patriots, women of the civil rights movement, women as authors, artists, musicians, film producers, revolutionaries, women as survivors. The University of Maine’s celebration of women’s history continues this week with a series of lectures, films and presentations around the Orono campus and with a special […]
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Contact: University of Maine, Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777John Hwalek, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2302, U.S. Department of EnergyJohn Horst, 303-434-2817 or 303-868-9145 (cell) ORONO, Maine — When UMaine engineering students hit the slopes at the Winter Park Resort in Colorado on April 3, they’ll be aiming for more than a […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Three bands, 150 musicians and four conductors will take the stage March 30 at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono for an annual event that draws public school musicians together in an upbeat performance with the University of Maine Concert Band. The Three Bands Concert, […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Registration is underway for the National Youth Sports Program’s 12th season at the University of Maine. Beginning June 28, the free day camp offers six weeks of fun, teamwork and skill development for area boys and girls. The camp features swimming, plus other skill-building and educational […]
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