Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine students will get the inside scoop about what it takes to start their own business during an Entrepreneurship Fair on March 25. Panel presentations will include students who have started business as well as UMaine business faculty members and business owners. […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The United States Army Field Band is sending its special Horn Quartet to the University of Maine March 26 to help a group of UMaine horn players be all they can be. While the public and other students are invited to the free recital and masterclass, at […]
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Contact: Darrell Donahue, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2728 ORONO, Maine — Lieutenant Colonel Larry Butkus of the U.S. Air Force Academy will give a public presentation at the University of Maine on March 29 about the investigation into the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. Butkus was a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board […]
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Contact: Shannon Coiley, Travel Awards Coordinator, (207) 581-1143 / (800) 934-2586 ORONO–The University of Maine Alumni Association is pleased to announce the spring 2004 recipients for the Nancy Morse Dysart ’60 Academic Travel Awards. Limited financial support is available to students who wish to participate in professional conferences, organized meetings, club competitions, research and other […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — For a glimpse of what the future may hold for online networking, the University of Maine will host Internet2 Day on March 18 at Fogler Library. The public is welcome to the event that will include demonstrations of new Internet2 technology and access to […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Jennifer Neptune has been weaving Maine Indian baskets for nearly 12 years and began learning Maine’s oldest indigenous art form from mentor Theresa Secord. Neptune, a member of the Penobscot Nation, is now teaching her stepson the craft. Neptune, 34, is the the manager of the Maine […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Some seasoned University of Maine student actors are getting together as the Maine Masque tackles a hugely popular musical play that proves that romance still sells. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” opening April 7 at Hauck Auditorium on the UMaine campus in Orono, is about […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO –The University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum will sponsor several events to help celebrate spring, plus provide an enjoyable, entertaining and educational look at an age-old tradition in Maine — making rich, sweet maple syrup. With Maine being one of the biggest producers of pure maple […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — The home of the future may stand up better to earthquakes, hurricanes and other stresses as a result of a newly patented invention at the University of Maine. Engineers in the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center (AEWC) have developed a reinforced building panel that […]
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Contact: Dr. Mary Ellen Camire, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 207-581-1733Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine scientists are seeking about 50 volunteers for a study of the effect of consuming wild blueberries on memory and other cognitive skills. Researchers Mary Ellen Camire, professor in the Department […]
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