UMaine News

Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO– The University of Maine’s new curriculum-based Athletic Training Education program has earned national accreditation ensuring that its graduates are both prepared and eligible for the final step in becoming certified athletic trainers. The designation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), Division 1 status and […]

Contact: Harvey Kail at 581-3829 or 581-3828;Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — From October 19-22, representatives from the University of Maine Writing Center will attend an annual conference hosted by the International Writing Center Association and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Minneapolis, Minn. While there, the contingent will host a workshop […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, or Roberta Laverty (roberta_laverty@umit.maine.edu) ORONO — Larry Parent, a licensed professional engineer with over 20 years of experience in project management, research and development, and team leadership, has recently joined the University of Maine’s AEWC (Advanced Engineered Wood Composites) Center as Senior Research and Development Program Manager. Parent, who […]

Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, Enrollment Officer,UMaine Army ROTC, Room 112, Armory, 581-1125; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Rangers rank among the most elite pieces of the Army’s fighting force. Soldiers talented and driven enough to be part of the group routinely overcome physical and mental challenges to accomplish missions. A team of cadets from […]

Contact: Contacts: David Kotecki (UMaine), 581-2248; Penny Collins (NSC), 541-6141; George Manlove, 581-3756 High resolution photos available upon request. ORONO – Microchips — the microscopic circuitry that makes iPods, cell phones, computers and cameras work or that can be used for parcel tracking purposes and inventory control — are hard to see much less design […]

Contact: Kathryn Olmstead at (207) 581-3844 ORONO, Me. — Memorial Union at the University of Maine will be buzzing with Great Conversations Oct. 22. Animated conversations will be led by faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on topics ranging from the creative economy to the effect of seasons on mood and […]

Contact: Angela Fiandaca at 581-1397 ORONO- The University of Maine’s Peer Education Program, as part of the University Counseling Center, will sponsor a large HIV/AIDS testing awareness event Wednesday Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the University Mall. Approximately 400 wooden stakes with varying signs attached to them will be placed in […]

Contact: Dee Potter, Extension educator, (207) 834-3905 or (800) 287-1421 University of Maine Cooperative Extension 22 Hall St., Suite 101, Fort Kent, ME 04743-7131 PRESQUE ISLE, Me.

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo of Dan Rather is available upon request. ORONO, Me. — Dan Rather, the CBS News correspondent who served as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News for nearly a quarter century, will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 1 to deliver a […]

Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — If daily food preparation is eating up time outside the workplace, the Page Farm and Home Museum has a lunchtime discussion Oct. 21 that might help. The brown bag lunch session, which is free, open to the public and begins at noon, will feature Susan Henner […]