Contact: Sam Hess, 581-1036; George Manlove, 581-3756 View a UMaine Feature of the story here. ORONO — A University of Maine researcher recently has been approved for a five-year $615,155 grant from the National Institutes of Health to try to find a way human cells might reject invasions by influenza, HIV and Ebola, among other […]

Contact: Hugh Curran, (207) 667-7170/581-2609; George Manlove, 581-3756 BELFAST — ESTIA, an international eco-peace community, will host its second annual eco-village conference on “permaculture” at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, Friday, Dec. 2, from 1-6 p.m. Permaculture involves the design and harmonious integration of landscapes and people in order to provide sustainability in food, energy […]

Contact: Ann Schonberger, 581-1229; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Native American activist, environmentalist and author Winona LaDuke from the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota will be on the UMaine campus Dec. 6 to deliver two public presentations as the 2005 Howard Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecturer. Both lectures are free, open to […]

Contact: Patricia Henner, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — For people who think the holiday season has become a little too commercial, Page Farm and Home Museum director Patricia Henner at the University of Maine says this year’s annual holiday party Dec. 2 is intended to bring back a little old-fashioned appreciation for hands-on creativity […]

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — Thanks to the initiative of a UMaine student, Black Bear hockey fans will have the opportunity to donate to a worthy cause when they arrive at the Sunday University of Maine hockey game against Vermont. “Fans with Cans,” the brainchild of UMaine student Drew Borkovitz, will raise money […]

Contact: Dawn Aubrey, director of Dining Services, at (207) 581-4408 ORONO — University of Maine diners will have the opportunity to “sea” what they’ve been missing on Wednesday, Dec. 7. UMaine’s Black Bear Dining will host a celebration of sea vegetables from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on that day. Sea vegetables are wild ocean plants, popular […]

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3350 kj@umit.maine.edu The University of Maine Museum of Art will be closed November 24 – 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The museum will reopen on Saturday, November 26 at 9:00 am. Museum of Art Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm. Admission: $3.00 per person. No charge for […]

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1901; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine will host its 11th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day is a celebration of traditional arts and cultures of the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot people […]

Contact: Karel Lidral, 581-1256, Karen Cole, 581-4704 ORONO — The University of Maine Jazz Ensemble concert Thursday, Dec. 1 in Hauck Auditorium will feature 18 student musicians, with associate music professor and jazz performer Karel Lidral directing, to offer a repertoire of favorite jazz standards as well as newly composed works. The jazz ensemble, an […]

Contact: Kyle McCaskill, 207-581-3185 or 800-287-0274 ORONO, ME–There is still an affordable way to get practical education that will help you at your job, in your business and in your home. The U.S has a national system for lifelong learning, based within its 100-plus land-grant colleges and universities: Cooperative Extension. Extension represents the largest publicly […]