Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Amos Orcutt, president and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, will be honored in August as one of fraternity Alpha Gamma Rho’s “Brothers of the Century.” Orcutt will receive the award at AGR’s Centennial Convention in Columbus, Ohio. He is one of 700 winners of the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — “Meditations,” a new exhibit featuring four Maine artists, will open on Friday, Feb. 20 in Carnegie Hall on the University of Maine campus. The works of MaJo Keleshian, Lydia Cassatt, Deborah Jellison and Larry Corbett will be featured in the exhibit, which will run through March 26. […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine students have a growing reputation for volunteering their time during vacations to help others in need, and Spring Break 2004 is no exception. In addition to nearly 40 UMaine students heading to Honduras for two weeks of volunteerism, 68 other volunteers are spending a […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Thousands of college students are flocking to Florida beaches for spring break, but nearly 30 University of Maine students heading south won’t be relaxing in the sun. Two groups of UMaine students are leaving for Honduras Feb. 27 to do social work or manual labor as part […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski, Cooperative Extension Educator, 1-800-287-1471 ORONO, Maine — Goat meat is in high demand across the country, and Maine farmers who raise goats can reach new markets through a new University of Maine Cooperative Extension directory. Extension is compiling a list of all Maine goat producers including contact information, the types and ages […]
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Contact: Richard Kersbergen, Cooperative Extension (207) 581-3188Joe Carr, UMaine Public Affairs (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Comprehensive Nutrient Management Education Program has been honored as one of three programs to receive the 2003 Award of Excellence from the Northeast Cooperative Extension Directors. The award was announced in Washington D.C. at the annual […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Phytoplankton, probability and patterns are a few of the topics to be explored at the annual Math and Science Future Teachers conference, taking place Saturday, Feb. 21 at the University of Maine. The event is open to Maine colleges and university students and to people considering […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — With the advance of the April 15 tax-return deadline, accounting students from the University of Maine Business School once again are ready with pencils and calculators, offering free help to people filing basic federal and state tax returns. The university’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), sponsored […]
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Contact: Karen Meisenheimer, Tanglewood 4-H Camp Elderhostel Coordinator, (207) 589-4263Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, One Tanglewood Rd., Lincolnville, ME 04849, (207) 789-5868 LINCOLNVILLE– Can you picture yourself on board a 42 foot-long wooden sail boat skimming the water of Penobscot Bay, taking a quiet naturalist-led walk along the pristine Duck Trap river or spending […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Students at three coastal Maine high schools will have a chance to follow the beat of a different drummer this week, as University of Maine Music Department Professor Stuart Marrs and a long time musical collaborator introduce them to new music for violin and percussion. Marrs, a […]
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