Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Darrell Donahue, a University of Maine professor of chemical and biological engineering, was recently named a Certified Quality Engineer by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) for having demonstrated a significant level of commitment to quality engineering principles and practices. Donahue, who is the coordinator of UMaine’s biological […]
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Contact: Michael Worboys (207) 581-3679Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — A University of Maine professor has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Research Award for his outstanding accomplishments in the field. Michael Worboys, chair of the spatial information science and engineering department, was recognized by the consortium […]
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Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968; George Manlove, 581-3756 The Associated Press reports that federal authorities announced today that more than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March — including dozens over the past two days — in nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud that has contributed to the country
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Contact: Renee Kelly, 207-581-1401 ORONO — UMaine’s new Foster Student Innovation Center has been recognized for design excellence by a national organization that promotes and recognizes creativity and efficiency in the planning and construction of educational buildings. The Foster Center, an incubator for students who are innovators and entrepreneurs at UMaine, has tied for grand prize […]
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Contact: Richard Judd, 581-1910; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine History Department’s program quality and graduate-level research will be enhanced significantly as a result of a new endowment designed to expand scholarship in the field of environmental history. The Col. James C. McBride endowment, administered by the University of Maine Foundation, also […]
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Contact: Pauleena MacDougall, 581-1891 ORONO — Everybody knew “Brownie” Schrumpf, or at least they thought they did. A new biography by author and UMaine alum Karen Dodge Tolstrup, published by the Maine Folklife Center, fills in many of the details of the diminutive cook and Bangor Daily News columnist’s early life on a Readfield Depot […]
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Contact: Tom Mikotowicz, 299-8550 (cell), 581-1965 (voicemail) or miko@maine.edu ORONO — Donald Holder, a University of Maine alumnus, won a Tony Award last night for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for his work on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” Holder also received a nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Play for his work […]
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Contact: Donna Coffin, 207-564-3301, dcoffin@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Me.–Many Maine residents are having trouble meeting their needs for heating, transportation and food due to rising fuel prices. University of Maine Cooperative Extension has established a website, www.extension.umaine.edu/energy, to provide research-based information on saving money through energy conservation and alternative energy sources. Visitors will be able to access […]
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Contact: John Mahon, (207) 581-1968; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The Paris-based international educational consulting organization Eduniversal has included the Maine Business School at the University of Maine among its recent selection of 1,000 of the world’s best business schools. The organization, a subsidiary of the international training and career guidance company SMBG in […]
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Contact: Shannon Martin, (207) 581-1281; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — Six Tanzanian journalists will leave the southeast African nation June 15 to begin a unique a six-week training program at the University of Maine, where they will learn about U.S. news gathering and reporting techniques from UMaine faculty members and practicing New England […]
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