Contact: Robert Wheeler, (207) 581-2890; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Bloodstream infections frequently occur and commonly cause death among critically ill patients. Scientists at the University of Maine may have unlocked the answer to treating one of these infections that kills more than 30 percent of the patients it infects. “It’s an important […]
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Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum will close Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 3 p.m. for the holidays and will reopen Friday, Jan. 2 at its normal time, 9 a.m. The farm and home museum’s normal hours for visits and educational programs is 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays […]
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Contact: Adele Adkins at (207) 581-1803; Joe Carr <a class=”darkblueones” href=”mailto:joecarr@maine.edu “>joecarr@maine.edu or at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo is available upon request. BANGOR, Me. — When Leahy last appeared on the Maine Center for the Arts stage in 2004, they brought down the house with their compelling fiddle-driven music, meticulous step dancing […]
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Contact: Vanessa Vobis, cell:408-605-5846 BANGOR — The Freese Pop art installation show, which features work by students in the University of Maine’s new Intermedia master of fine arts program, will open on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Freese’s building in downtown Bangor. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; UMaine Wabanaki Center, (207) 581-1417 More than 30 years of hard work and dedication has culminated with the publication of the first-ever Passamaquoddy-Maliseet dictionary. The book, published by the University of Maine Press, is authored by Passamaquoddy tribal elder David A. Francis; Robert M. Leavitt, former director of the Mi’kmaq-Maliseet […]
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Contact: Gregory Zaro, 581-1857 or Gregory.Zaro@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Stephen Norton, University of Maine professor emeritus of Earth sciences, will present the second lecture in the UMaine Climate Change Institute’s monthly series, “Climate Change on Planet Earth.” The lecture is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Bangor Public Library. Norton, an internationally known […]
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Contact: Gina Edwards at <a class=”darkblueones” href=”mailto:gina.edwards@umit.maine.edu “>gina.edwards@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Bolstered by seven new first-year students who joined up this fall, the University of Maine Dressage Club is the largest it has even been, with 12 students involved. For the first time, UMaine will field two teams for International Dressage Association (IDA) competitions. Tryouts for […]
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Contact: Karen Hawkes at (207) 581-2443 ORONO, Maine — Union #69 (Hope Elementary School) is thel atest district to join the ranks of Sports Done Right accredited school communities in Maine. The Sports Done Right Board of Directors unanimously approved Hope Elementary School last month, noting impressive progress and implementation strategies. With this newest accreditation, […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Samuel T. Hess, (207) 581-1022 Scientists at the University of Maine have developed a new way of looking at the molecular organization of cells by creating a microscope system they call FPALM (Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy). They already have used FPALM to image living cells with membranes that contain a […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine will host the Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force Research and Development Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4. The task force is comprised of regional and federal government and industry organizations, and post secondary institutions seeking a better understanding of what opportunities […]
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