UMaine News

Contact: Joe Arsenault, 581-3048, John Vetelino, 581-2264, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine’s College of Engineering is bringing some 30 Bangor middle school girls to campus on Wednesday, Jan. 23, for a pilot project — “Girl’s Night Out” — to let them see that science and engineering aren’t necessarily “nerdy.” “Right now, some of the […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Shahla Haeri, director of Boston University’s Women’s Studies Program, will discuss “Mrs. President: Women and Political Leadership in Iran,” her documentary film about six women who were candidates for political office in Iran, on Monday, Jan. 28 in Bangor. The film also features the commentary of two […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Norihiko Fukuta, a Dept. of Meteorology prfessor emeritus at the University of Utah, will give a Friday, Jan. 25 talk at the University of Maine. Fukuta’s presentation, “Global Warming, Energy Regulation by Earth’s Hydrosphere and the Management with a New Weather Modification Technology.” The lecture, which is […]

Contact: David Farmer, 287-2531; Dan Cashman, 287-2531 GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICE NEWS RELEASE AUGUSTA — Governor Baldacci today received confirmation from the Red Sox that the 2007 World Series trophy will be returning to Maine on January 21. “It’s exciti ng to welcome members of the Boston Red Sox organization back to Maine with the World […]

Contact: Stephen Gilson, (207) 581-2409; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Imagine software that could simplify complicated language on healthcare or government websites. Two University of Maine faculty members, collaborating with an Orono software development company and the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, have received a $100,000 research grant to do just that on the state’s […]

Contact: Ali Abedi (207) 581-2231; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — NASA is on a mission to fly wireless in space one day, and a University of Maine researcher is developing the technology that he believes can help make that happen. Ali Abedi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working on a […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — Dr. C. Sue McCullough, a seasoned higher education administrator who currently serves as dean of graduate and extended studies at Virginia’s Longwood University, has been named director of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast, Me. McCullough’s appointment, which is subject to approval at the […]

Contact: Shannon Martin, (207) 581-1281; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — Journalists in emerging democracies can learn from modern reporting techniques practiced in more established democratic countries, and Western journalists often can learn lessons from developing countries. That’s the hope for a team of UMaine journalism faculty members participating this summer in a unique […]

Contact: Steve Johnson, 207-764-3361 CARIBOU, Me. –University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 2008 Maine Potato Conference on Jan. 23 and 24 at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. Registration is $7 per day, or $12 for both days. Presentations on insect, disease and weed pests of potatoes are scheduled, as well as sessions […]

Contact: Karen Cole, (207) 581-4704 ORONO — The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts has announced its spring 2008 music, performance and dance events scheduled at Minsky Recital Hall or Hauck Auditorium. Admission is $6 and UMaine students are admitted free with a MaineCard, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions may occur. For more information, please […]