UMaine News

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine Music Prof. Phillip Silver’s annual Thwarted Voices concert Oct. 24, featuring music of Holocaust era composers, offers a diverse blend of compositions ranging from sensuously melodic to bold and powerful. Now in its fifth season, Silver’s Thwarted Voices concert series is deeply personal for him and […]

Contact: Barbara Welch, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, 207-287-7682;Ruth Hallsworth, UMaine Mitchell Center, 207-581-3196 ORONO, Maine — They

Contact: Charlene Herrick, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, 207-581-3204, charlene_herrick@umenfa.maine.edu ORONO, Maine — The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at the University of Maine will celebrate the completion and opening of a new greenhouse at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle on Oct. 13. Public bond referendum funds approved in 2003 provided most […]

Contact: Todd Gabe, Dept. of Resource Economics, 207-581-3307;Jim McConnon, Cooperative Extension and Dept. of Resource Economics, 207-581-3165. ORONO, Maine — Communities across Maine and the nation are struggling with a reduction in manufacturing jobs and issues related to changing demographics and fiscal crises. Mark R. Drabenstott, vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Two University of Maine graduate students have received fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support their research. They are Karen Merritt of Surry, a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering, and Nicolas Blouin of Bangor, a master’s candidate in marine […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A discussion about some “incredible scientific sleuthing” that resulted in archaeological evidence of a sensational flood 7,600 years ago, which created the Black Sea, is the subject of a public lecture Oct. 8 at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Dr. Walter Pitman, special research […]

Contact: Merrill F. (“Pete”) Elias, Department of Psychology, 207-244-9674, mfelias@aol.com;Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — High blood pressure in otherwise healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 83 is associated with a measurable decline in cognitive function, according to a report published today by University of Maine researchers in […]

Contact: Bob Potts (bob.potts@umit.maine.edu) at (207) 581-1149 ORONO, ME– The University of Maine Alumni Association has announced its schedule of events for Homecoming Weekend at UMaine, October 22, 23, & 24, 2004. Highlights of this year’s Homecoming include the Black Bear football game vs. Northeastern, Saturday at 2 PM at Alfond Stadium.  Two hockey games […]

Contact: Sara Lindsay, School of Marine Sciences, 207-581-2739;Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777. ORONO– Barbed wire, chain saw cutters and the Wright brothers’ airplane may be mechanical devices, but they are part of a story inspired by nature’s own handiwork. Author Steven Vogel will tell that story as part of a public presentation, Copying […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The 2004 edition of Culturefest, the University of Maine’s annual celebration of international and cultural diversity, is set for Saturday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the UMaine Field House. Culturefest activities are designed to provide the community with opportunities to lean about and enjoy cultures […]