Year: 2007

Two Major Gifts Boost Art Museum

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BANGOR — In announcing “two incredible gifts” to the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, University of Maine President Robert Kennedy told those attending a Thursday night reception that the generosity of Machias Savings Bank and UMaine Prof. Jon Ippolito will transform the museum and dramatically […]

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Maine Tree Club Offers Outings and Education

Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, Me.–Maine citizens and visitors can learn more about one of our state’s greatest resources by joining the Maine Tree Club, an educational project designed for people of all ages to learn about trees. The Maine Tree Club is a collaborative effort of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Forest […]

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University of Maine American Marketing Association to Host Annual Business Conference

Contact: Heather Conary at (207) 659-3383 ORONO — The University of Maine chapter of the American Marketing Association will host “You Can Get There From Here!: The Second Annual Collegiate Business Conference” on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. The statewide business conference is open to all Maine students. It will feature inspirational speakers, informational seminars, opportunities […]

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New UMaine Supercomputer to Offer Maine Students Access to Climate Change, Scientific Modeling

Contact: Professor Phillip Dickens, 581-3967; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Students in Maine schools soon will have an opportunity to experiment first-hand with variable climate change scenarios by accessing the University of Maine’s environmental modeling programs from their own classroom laptops. The UMaine Department of Computer Science has received two National Science Foundation grants, one […]

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What Women Want: Neither Daredevils Nor Wimps

Contact: William Farthing, (207) 581-2053 George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — Are women attracted to men who do physically risky things, such as whitewater kayaking or mountain climbing or skiing fast down the expert slope? From an evolutionary psychology approach, two different predictions can be made — and they seem to be mutually exclusive.   […]

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UMaine Engineering Students Build New Ramp for Old Town Museum

Contact: Dick Eustis, (207) 827-2238; Tom Weber, (207) 581-3777 The Old Town Museum is a modest operation that exists on donations and the generosity of volunteers. So when the time came to replace the building’s wheelchair ramp, which was in terrible shape and no longer met accessibility standards, the museum board faced a tough financial […]

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UMaine Campus Activities Recognized for Programming Excellence

Contact: Gustavo Burkett, 581-1736 ORONO — The University of Maine Division of Student Affairs’ Campus Activities and Events and its Campus Activities Board have been recognized by the National Association for Campus Activities Northeast for programming excellence. Excellence in Programming awards recognize outstanding member schools in each of three student population categories by region. The three […]

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Maine Joins National Effort to Better Help Girls Explore Math/Science Careers

Contact: Sharon Barker, (207) 581-1501Tom Weber, (207) 581-3777 ORONO — For more than 25 years, myriad organizations have sprouted up in Maine and the nation to encourage more girls to study science and math in school and make their careers in these traditionally male-dominated fields. All too often, however, the groups wind up working toward […]

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UMMA Art Exhibition December 7 – April 5, 2008

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli, 207-561-3352, kj@umit.maine.edu, www.umma.umaine.edu Digital images available. Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present the second half of a two-part exhibition A Legacy of Collecting: 1983 – Present beginning December 7. A Legacy of Collecting celebrates the Five Year Anniversary of the Museum of Art’s relocation […]

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