Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – People, Places and Plants magazine and the Maine Landscape Nursery Association has selected UMaine Plant, Soil and Environmental Science professor Bill Mitchell as this year’s recipient of the Al Black Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual whose dedication to the promotion and improvement of the […]
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Contact: Phaedra Upton (207) 581-2221David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine earth sciences researcher Phaedra Upton will be collaborating with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Boulder in an effort to better understand the forces that have shaped the topography of Taiwan’s mountains. Utilizing $45,272 in funding from the National Science Foundation, Upton and […]
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Contact: Dan Sandweiss (207) 581-1889David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine -Some surprising new findings made by UMaine researcher Dan Sandweiss place cornmeal on the menu for native Americans much earlier than previously believed. Working with colleagues from Ithaca College and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Sandweiss discovered evidence of two types of cultivated […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761David Munson (207) 593-9295 ORONO, Maine — Most Maine principals continue to find their work energizing and rewarding, but the reality of a never-ending job and constantly growing responsibilities are beginning to chip away at the altruistic motive of making a difference for children and their education, according to the latest […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Senator Susan Collins will visit the University of Maine on Thursday, March 23 to deliver the annual Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lecture on Public Affairs. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3:30-4:45 p.m. in UMaine’s newly renovated Hauck Auditorium. […]
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Contact: Louise Kirkland, 207-942-7396, 1-800-287-1485 ORONO–In 2005, the United States Senate passed a resolution designating the second full week of March as Extension Living Well Week. During the week of March 12-18, Extension family and consumer sciences professionals will make special efforts to teach individuals and families how to improve their quality of life. The […]
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Contact: Jill Coffren at (207) 645-3248 ORONO — Maine families are needed to host Japanese exchange students, ages 12 to 18, for four weeks this summer as part of a two-way exchange program sponsored by the Maine 4-H program. The Japanese youth will stay with their American host families from mid July to mid August. […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Overall, Maine students are optimistic about their future, expect to go to college and are confident they will achieve their goals, according to preliminary survey results from the National Center for Student Aspirations (NCSA) at the University of Maine. However, many of these same grade 6-12 […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), which has offered free summer camp experiences to area youth for 13 years at the University of Maine, is among programs eliminated in recent federal budget cuts. While the University will work with the Maine Congressional delegation to restore funding […]
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