UMaine News

Contact: Vivianne Holmes, 207-353-5550, vholmes@umext.maine.edu BANGOR, Me. — On Dec.8, 9 and 10, the Bangor Ramada Inn will be the site of Women Connecting 2006: Field, Forest and Self,

Contact: Marie Hayes, 973-4963George Manlove, 581-3756 BANGOR — A Seattle-based child psychologist and specialist in research and intervention in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) — a condition that is common in Maine — will be in Orono and in Bangor on Nov. 9 to speak on the topic. Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D., a research professor […]

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 The following is a list of special events offered through or at the University of Maine in Orono and scheduled for this month. Athletic events are not included, but can be accessed on the UMaine Athletics Department website (http://goblackbears.cstv.com/). Nov. 3Latino Heritage Celebration 2006!, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Stodder Hall and Commons, […]

Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, Enrollment Officer, University of Maine Army ROTCRoom 114, Armory, Orono, Maine 04469, 207-581-1125 ORONO — Cadets from the Army and Navy ROTC programs at the University of Maine will participate in the annual Veterans Day Vigil on Friday, Nov. 10. The solemn event will occur from 10 a.m. until 2 […]

Contact: Karel Lidral, 581-1256; George Manlove, 581-4756 ORONO — The new University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will debut its first formal concert with a program of great jazz standards on Nov. 7 in Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall on the Orono campus. The program, beginning at 7:30 p.m., will include original tunes […]

Contact: Tom Mikotowicz, 581-1965; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Theater Division’s upcoming student production of “Wintertime,” by Charles Mee, is described as an uproariously funny postmodern comedy ranging in style from slapstick to philosophical. Performances, in Hauck Auditorium, are Nov. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 at […]

Contact: Joyce Longcore (207) 581-4396; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Researchers around the world now have a valuable new tool for studying the deadly Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus, thanks to the efforts of scientists at the Broad Institute, Timothy James of Duke University and UMaine researcher Joyce Longcore. The fungus’ genome sequence was recently […]

Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Philosophy Colloquium’s fall speaker series is offering four lectures on the Orono campus during the month of November. Topics include an Aristotelian approach to terrorism, genocide in Bosnia and lessons about every-day-life from ancient Greece. The schedule is as follows: Nov. 1, […]

Contact: Doug Nangle, (207) 581-2045; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO (Maine) — Undetected and untreated mental health issues among the nation’s school children is causing millions of students to under perform academically and personally, and is considered by the U.S. Surgeon General to be a major public health concern. Some of those problems contribute to […]

Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 The quiet backwaters of Pleasant River and Bog brook in Washington County are a popular destination for many, offering paddlers and hikers alike scenic views of scented woods and rolling pastures. UMaine doctoral student Lucner Charlestra has spent untold hours on the small rivers of coastal Maine, but he doesn’t […]