Contact: Tammy Light, 581-1293; Joe Carr, 581-3571 ORONO — When Nathan Cunningham’s colleagues in the University of Maine Office of Student Records learned last May he had been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a precursor to leukemia, they asked how they could help. Cunningham asked if they would help organize a bone marrow donor registration […]
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Contact: Phillip Silver, 581- 1783; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s “Thwarted Voiced” concert Oct. 22 at the University of Maine features the works of Holocaust-era composers whose work can be publicly enjoyed after a half century of suppression. UMaine music professor and pianist Phillip Silver, an internationally recognized scholar and authority on […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 /b>,” 6-8:30 p.m., Bangor Extension Office, 307 Maine Ave., Bangor, a three-part Cooperative Extension series to address: What is a stepfamily? What’s involved in building a strong couple relationship? What can stepfamilies do to be successful? (fee/942-7396) Oct. 18 “Language and Culture in Violence Prevention,” 12:15-1:30 p.m., Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union, […]
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Contact: Amanda Morang at 581-1700 ORONO — The University Bookstore will unveil the 2006 Commemorative Ornament at a reception on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. The reception, which will celebrate the fourth annual installment in this program, which benefits deserving UMaine student organizations, is set for the bookstore in Memorial Union. The University Bookstore […]
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Contact: Anatole Wieck, 581-1260/990-9304; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Many young people pursue athletics to escape impoverished backgrounds, but a program called “M
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Contact: Gretchen Gfeller at 207-581-1696 Nicholas Smith, distinguished historian of Native American life and culture will visit the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine on Thursday, Oct. 12. His presentation will begin at 3 p.m. in the Special Collections department. Smith was a founding member of the Maine Archaeological Society and the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 LINCOLNVILLE, Me. — Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, recently hired Corey Pickett as its new marketing manager. Pickett, who joined the staff on August 21, is a member of AmeriCorps’ Communities for Children and Youth Program, a state-wide effort to […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson, 207-581-2971, lwilson@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Me. — The seventh Northern Maine Children’s Water Festival is set for Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the University of Maine. This event was created for 5th and 6th grade students and their teachers from Maine communities in the northern part of the state to demonstrate water’s properties, values, and […]
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Contact: Carey Nason, 581- 581-2515; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Several university department and community program leaders have organized to present National Women’s Health & Fitness Day, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, a day to highlight holistic methods of pursuing better health and well-being. Workshops, discussions and talks will take place throughout the campus, with related […]
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