Contact: Nory Jones, 581-1971; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine Master of Business Administration student Brenton Murray of Orono has won the 2009 Active Citizenship Award in Community Service from the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism for his work organizing a UMaine chapter of Habitat for Humanity and other charitable work. The Active Citizenship […]
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Contact: Lud Hallman, 581-1249; George Manlove. 581-3756 ORONO — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the University Singers and University of Maine Oratorio Society will present Massenet’s “Marie Magdeleine” April 26 at 3 p.m. in Hutchins Concert Hall of the Collins Center for the Arts. Soloists will be music professor Nancy Ogle (soprano) in […]
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Contact: Terry Porter, 581-1990; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Maine Business School and UMaine Campus Sustainability Alliance are teaming up for a half-day public workshop starting at 8 a.m. on April 29 at the Foster Student Innovation Center to explore “greening” and sustainability in business and the emerging green job market. Workshop co-organizer Terry […]
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Contact: Stephani Nola, (207) 581-3285 ORONO — Maine artist and activist Robert Shetterly will present this year’s John M. Rezendes Ethics Lecture on Wednesday, April 22, an annual lecture coordinated by the Honors College at the University of Maine. Shetterly will speak at 4 p.m. in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO –Karen Gordon Mills of Brunswick, Me., President Barack Obama’s choice to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be the University of Maine commencement speaker on Saturday, May 9. The U.S. Senate confirmed Mills’ nomination earlier this month. As Administrator of the SBA, Mills is […]
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Contact: Misa Saros, UMaine sustainability coordinator, (207) 581-1571; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – With its pledge to create a greener campus at an all-time high, the University of Maine has several events planned for this year’s Earth Day celebration. Held each year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Laura Reed at (207) 581-3646 ORONO — As part of its response to budgetary issues necessitating expenditure reductions of $8.8 million for the next fiscal year, the University of Maine will suspend its volleyball and men’s soccer programs, effective June 30, 2009. Individual UMaine units — including the athletics […]
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Contact: Brian Harris ORONO — The University of Maine’s Intrafraternity Council will host the Pete Kilpatrick Band for a Friday May 1 Collins Center for the Arts Concert. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. and proceeds will benefit testicular cancer research. Tickets are $12 each, available at the Collins Center for the Arts box […]
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Contact: Julie Gosse, (207) 581-4833; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 Millions of people worldwide drink water on a daily basis that contains high levels of arsenic, including millions here in the United States who obtain their water from unregulated, contaminated, private wells. Additionally, high levels of arsenic contaminate many foods as well as industrial and mining […]
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Contact: Scott Dunning, (207) 581-2341; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Energy management is the focus of two upcoming seminars next month at the University of Maine. On May 18, UMaine will offer a one-day seminar from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on energy management. The session is targeted at managers who wish to […]
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