Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Cognitive neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Herbert J. Weingartner will bring his extensive experience in mind/brain research to the University of Maine as the 2005-06 Shibles Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Education and Human Development. An acclaimed researcher who has held top leadership positions at […]
Read more
Contact: MaJo Keleshian, 581-3264; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The annual University of Maine Art Department faculty exhibition is up in the Carnegie Hall galleries, showcasing some of the favorite works by 17 of the department’s professors and lecturers. The exhibit opened Nov. 4 and runs through Dec. 2, with an artists’ reception from 5-7 […]
Read more
Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940; George Manlove, 581-3756 Rescheduled for Wed. Nov. 15, 2:10 p.m., Corbett Business Building _______ We apologize for any inconvenience that was caused by the cancellation of the 11/14/05 lecture. ORONO — Famed mathematician, author and computer science pioneer Seymour Papert will be on the UMaine campus Nov. 15 to discuss the […]
Read more
Contact: Emily Ann Cain at (207) 581-3308 ORONO — Twenty-three students, three faculty members, and five staff members from the University of Maine Honors College returned home on Sunday after enjoying five days in St. Louis, Missouri at the National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. This year’s conference theme, “Gateway to Exploration and Discovery,” paved […]
Read more
Contact: Esperanza Stancioff, 207-832-0343 or 800-244-2104 WALDOBORO–Robert W. Spear will deliver one of his last speeches as commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Read more
Contact: Louise Kirkland, 207-942-7396 or 800-287-1485 ORONO –Three University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators captured national awards at a conference held in Philadelphia earlier this fall. They were honored by the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) on Sept. 28. NEAFCS, responsible for such high-profile national campaigns such as Living Well,
Read more
Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — Long time peace activist, attorney and author Jerry Elmer will discuss lessons learned from the Vietnam War that might help understand today’s war in Iraq during a Maine Peace Action Committee lecture Nov. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union at UMaine.. Elmer’s talk […]
Read more
Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, in partnership with the Old Town-Orono Kiwanis Club, has launched the 28th annual drive to collect books for needy youngsters. The public is invited to join in the tradition by donating new books suitable for toddlers […]
Read more
Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704; George Manlove, 581-3756 Composer and poet Jan Gilbert, a music lecturer at Macalester College in Minnesota, an authority on the music of Africa and Asia and a former UMaine faculty member in the 1980s, is visiting campus classrooms and performance halls Nov. 9-13. Gilbert, appearing at the invitation of UMaine music […]
Read more
Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, enrollment officer, University of Maine Army ROTC, (207) 581-1125 Cadets from the Army and Navy ROTC programs at the University of Maine will participate in the annual Veterans’ Day Vigil on Friday, Nov. 11. The solemn event will occur from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the steps of the […]
Read more