Contact: Steven Kimball, 581-3904 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics has announced the student winners of more than $14,000 in scholarships for 2009. The department also awarded 13 students book awards and inducted 19 new members into the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society during ceremonies April 30 in Barrows […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742; NOAA contact: Bob Hansen, (202) 482-4594 ORONO — Two University of Maine sophomores have received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Samantha Bond, a marine science major, zoology minor and honors student from Temple, N.H., and Jeremy Bender, a marine science major and honors student from […]
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Contact: Susan Bennett-Armstead, 581-2418; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Students from UMaine and Eastern Maine Community College recently joined forces to create a networking organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of giving very young children the best educational opportunities possible, even before they reach school age. They began their advocacy with a message […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, (207) 780-4205 ORONO, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension information is available to those who wish to find, grow, use and store in-season fruitsand vegetables in Maine. Visit https://extension.umaine.edu/ to order or download bulletins to fit the season, including May favorites such as Factson Fiddleheads, Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine,and Fruitsfor […]
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Contact: Changmin Yan, 581-2330; Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 ORONO – Bangor, Maine, is a long way from Madison Avenue. But the advertising lessons that University of Maine students have learned by working with local businesses are as real as those in New York. Students in UMaine’s Advertising Campaigns class have spent the spring semester creating integrated […]
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Contact: Joe Carr (207) 581-3571 UPDATED: Wednesday May 22, 11:00 a.m. Working in conjunction with state health officials, UMaine continues to closely monitor developments related to H1N1 virus. UMaine has a response plan for situations like this and certain steps have been taken to help assure the health and safety of the UMaine community should […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 ORONO — Emily Miller, a University of Maine Molecular and Cellular Biology major from Lamoine, has received the prestigious 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. She will receive up to $7,500 per year for up to two academic years for tuition, books or room and board expenses. Ryan Whipkey of Portland, an […]
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Contact: Kathryn Olmstead, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 581-3844 Outstanding faculty and students in the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received awards for their accomplishments from Dean Jeff Hecker at an April 16 reception on campus. The annual ceremony, co-sponsored by the University Credit Union, also recognized faculty members recently […]
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Contact: Laura Brothers at(207) 581-1998 ORONO — The University of Maine President’s Council on Women will present two sessions on the subject of civility next week. Author Mark Kingwell will discuss “‘%#@$*!&’ and Other Salutations: The Unstable Politics of Civility” on Tuesday April 28 from 3-4 p.m. in 316 Aubert Hall. That session is open […]
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Contact: Alan Majka, (207) 622-7546; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 Tribal members who live on the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation in Washington County now have access to a registered dietitian through University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The nearly $60,000 in funding was allocated to UMaine Cooperative Extension by the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribal Government. The Passamaquoddy […]
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