Year: 2008

Low Lobster Prices Make Freezing Lobster at Home an Attractive Option

Contact: Al Bushway, The University of Maine Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition (207) 581-1629; Bob Bayer, Lobster Institute, The University of Maine (207) 581-2785 ORONO — With the price of lobsters at some of the lowest prices seen in over 20 years, people aren’t waiting for a special occasion to bring lobsters home […]

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UMaine’s Johnson Elected to National Geology Society Board

Contact: Scott Johnson, 581-2142 ORONO — Scott Johnson, professor of Earth sciences, has been elected to the management board of the Structural Geology and Tectonics Division of the Geological Society of America. During this four-year commitment, Johnson will rotate through a cycle of second vice chair, first vice chair, chair and past chair positions. Established […]

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Pharmaceuticals Use, Abuse and Drug Return Program Are Symposium Focus Nov. 10-11

Contact: Len Kaye or Jason Charland, 262-7928; George Manlove, 581-3756 PORTLAND — Prescription drug use, abuse, return and disposal are the focus of the multifaceted “2008 International Symposium on Pharmaceuticals in the Home and Environment: Catalyst for Change” conference, scheduled Nov. 10-11 by the University of Maine Center on Aging and the Maine Benzodiazepine Study […]

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Fellowships Worth Up to $24,000 Available for Future Teachers

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, a federally endowed and privately funded program designed to strengthen instruction about the constitution in the nation’s schools, will award generous fellowships in 2009 for master’s degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the U.S. Constitution. College seniors […]

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UMaine Researchers Issued Patent for New Retaining Wall Technology

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Habib Dagher, (207) 581-2138 ORONO, Maine — Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a patent on new technology that could change waterfront construction methods for both private individuals and large companies looking to build docks, piers, and port facilities. Using technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Composites Center, […]

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Portland Artist Sullivan at UMaine Tuesday Night

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Portland artist Christopher Michael Sullivan will give a talk, “Branding the Mission Driven Practice,” Tuesday Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in Room 100 of UMaine’s Lord Hall. The talk is an introduction to the artist’s work. It is part of UMaine’s Visiting Artist Program, sponsored by the […]

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UMaine Extension Teams Up with State, Agencies to Keep ME Warm

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, 581-3777; Jennifer O’Leary, UMaine Extension marketing leader, (207) 299-7751 Oil prices may have dropped for the moment, but keeping Mainers warm this winter continues to be a concern. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is doing its best to make sure residents are bundled up for the cold season now upon us through […]

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Community Signs Steel Beam at Hutchinson Center, Signifying New Connections

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BELFAST, Me. — Community leaders and University of Maine representatives gathered at UMaine’s Hutchinson Center this morning, to celebrate the connection of the center’s new addition to its existing facility. Hutchinson Center Director Sue McCullough and others signed their names to a steel beam, just before Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc. […]

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