Contact: Ann Schonberger, (207) 581-1228; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Women working in the woods, on the water, in science labs and in other traditionally male careers are among the subjects for the Spring 2005 Lunch Series talks presented by the UMaine Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program. Speakers in the spring […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, (207) 581-3860, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Marxist-Socialist Studies Program is focusing its 2005 lunchtime lecture series around invasion, occupation and human rights — timely and controversial topics as United States policy-makers struggle for answers in the Middle East. Co-sponsored by Maine Peace Action Committee, the Memorial Union and […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, (207) 581- 3483, Leah Ruffin, (207) 581- 2299, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — With Maine’s population of aging “baby boomers” increasing at dramatic rates, a consortium of experts are gathering Feb. 2-3 for a conference in South Portland to examine ways the state and the nation should prepare for the impending […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– Two University of Maine graduate students, Kristi Crowe of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Keith Kanoti of Atkinson, Maine, have received awards for their research from the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. They both won the George F. Dow and Fred Griffee awards, and Crowe […]
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Contact: Marlene Charron, (207) 581-4095, Tim Cole, (207) 581-1882, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s Camden Conference and the intensive, three-day UMaine course traditionally structured around it, analyze the current Middle East turmoil and explore related United States’ foreign policy directions. The course will examine the nature, consequences and future direction of the […]
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Contact: Richard Powell, (207) 581-1795, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — When Maine voters approved term limits in a 1993 referendum designed to replace what some considered professional politicians with more rank-and-file citizens, they set into motion a series of related changes with some unanticipated consequences. Voters interrupted or ended some lengthy political careers, […]
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Contact: Raymond H. Fogler Library; Marilyn Lutz, 207-581-1658 Orono– The University of Maine System Libraries have brought online a newly developed, searchable database for public use, to support the education, research and public service mission of the universities. The Gateway to Digital Collections provides online access to thousands of selected digitized materials in all formats […]
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Contact: Patricia Pinto, President, Saltwater Marketing, LLC, 207-321-2109 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine engineers will work with Saltwater Marketing, LLC, an affiliate of the Lobster Institute at UMaine, to develop recycling options for used lobster trap lines. The project will get underway as Maine lobstermen consider replacing commonly used trap lines, also known as […]
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Contact: Patricia Counihan, (207) 581-1359, George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine Career Center Director Patricia Counihan sees increased interest in this year’s annual Career Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 26 as a good omen for the Maine economy. The fair, being held at the UMaine field house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., has 124 […]
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Contact: Sharon Malm, Target Technology Center, 866-6500; ORONO, Maine — Studying and getting a degree just isn’t enough for some University of Maine students. They want to bring their ideas to the marketplace and turn new knowledge into a product or service. For them and other students who want to consider such a path, UMaine […]
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