Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The Page Farm and Home Museum will host a free brown bag lunch lecture on rug hooking Tuesday, April 25, from 12-1 p.m. Stacey Van Dyne of Orrington, a rug hooker for 32 years, will speak. Van Dyne uses rug-hooking techniques to create works including floor […]
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Contact: Bob Potts, Advisor, Senior Skull Honor (207) 581-1149 or 1-800-934-2586 ORONO — Since 1906, the Senior Skull Honor Society has represented the best of the University of Maine. More than 1,250 UMaine graduates have been elected as Senior Skulls, based upon their leadership, character, campus and community involvement, and outstanding academic achievement. Over ten […]
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Contact: Louis Bassano, Extension Educator, (207) 255-3345 or (800) 287-1542, David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Small business people and entrepreneurs will find answers and inspiration related to everything from downtown revitalization to inventory control at the 2006 Washington County Business Conference and Marketplace, to be held at Washington County Community College in Calais April […]
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Contact: Judy Round 581-5104 ORONO, Maine — Mary Bird, instructor in science and environmental education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has received the Geddes Simpson Award for making a major contribution at the intersection of science and history. Bird will deliver the Geddes Simpson lecture at 3:15 p.m. April […]
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Contact: Jeff Hecker, 581-2033; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A national society of social scientists has created a special award in the name of former UMaine psychology professor Michele Alexander for educators who contribute to the psychological study of social issues. Alexander was a popular and dynamic teacher who died at age 37 in an […]
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Contact: Dorothy Klimis-Zacas (207) 581-3124; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Maine’s wild blueberries continue to prove that they are more than just a splash of tasty color in muffins and pancakes. New research conducted at UMaine suggests that a serving of wild blueberries can go a long way toward a healthier heart. Research […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — William A. Klemperer, Erving Research Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, will be the guest speaker at the 2006 University of Maine Phi Beta Kappa initiation. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 13. at 3 p.m. in the Buchanan Alumni House. Klemperer, a National Academy of […]
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Contact: Jeff Hecker, 581-2033; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Gayle Iwamasa, Ph.D., a Visiting Libra Diversity Professor at UMaine and an internationally recognized expert on emic approaches to researching psychological difficulties among Asian Americans, and a full range of other diversity issues, will be on campus for her second Libra visit April 24-26 to speak […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, 581-3716; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s Spring 2006 Professional Excellence in Geriatrics Series (PEGS), sponsored by the University of Maine Center on Aging, runs April 25-May 22 in Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Orono, Presque Isle and Portland. The series, in combination with the Geriatric Organizational Leadership Development Seminar (GOLD), is a […]
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Contact: Extension Veterinarian Scott Haskell, 207-581-2789 ORONO–Two new fact sheets published by University of Maine Cooperative Extension affirm that avian influenza (AI) currently represents little risk to humans, and that eating properly handled and cooked poultry is safe. “What Maine People Need to Know About Avian Influenza” provides information for the general public about the […]
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