Contact: Kyle McCaskill, 207-581-3185 ORONO, Me. — As the thermometer approached 30 below in many parts of the state, University of Maine Cooperative Extension announced ublication of “Maine Home Energy,” aseries of bulletins designed to help Mainers keep warm, save money, heat safely, and conserve energy. The bulletins can be freely downloaded at extension.umaine.edu (click […]
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Contact: Noelle Keyser (207) 581-3131 ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Psychological Services Center will present a new 12-week “Incredible Years” parenting class Monday evenings starting February 9, 2009. The weekly classes, scheduled for the third floor of UMaine’s Corbett Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m., conclude on Monday April 27. This award-winning […]
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Contact: WIC/WST Program at 581-1228 ORONO — The University of Maine Women int he Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Spring 2009 Lunch Series will begin Tuesday, Jan. 27, with “ReafFIRMing the Ideal: A Focus Group Analysis of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.” Speakers include Nicole Cloud, adjunct instructor of communication at Kennebec Valley Community […]
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Contact: Michael Robbins, (207) 581-2033; Len Kaye, (207) 262-7922; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s Department of Psychology and the Center on Aging are sponsoring a colloquium Jan. 23 to explore what biological, social and other characteristics are shared by people who live to 100 years or older. Keynote speaker […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Martin Lawoko (207) 581-2294 ORONO, Maine — Reducing the country’s dependence on petroleum-based products has become a priority and it’s something that University of Maine analytical chemist Martin Lawoko works toward achieving every day as part of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative. Recently, he published a 68-page book about his […]
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Contact: Sandra Horne, 581-1236 ORONO – Stephen Gilson, professor of social work and of interdisciplinary disability studies, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, recently received the prestigious 2008 Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity from the national Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). The AUCD is a membership organization of three national […]
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Contact: Patricia Counihan, 581-1355; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — In spite of a flagging economy, more than 100 employers in and around Maine will be looking to the University of Maine’s annual Career Fair Jan. 28 for promising new employees and interns in dozens of career fields ranging from healthcare and social services to engineering, […]
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Contact: Kathleen March at (207) 581-2088 ORONO –The University of Maine is one of 76 institutions nationwide to selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification. UMaine was recognized for curricular engagement, outreach and partnerships. “The classification is an honor, and a deserved one,” says Kathleen March, […]
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Contact: George Kinghorn at 561-3354 BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art will ring in 2009 with a new logo — and another year of free admission. A generous donation by Machias Savings Bank will cover the admission fee for all individuals and groups who visit the museum through the end of 2009. […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Michael Kinnison, (207) 581-2575 ORONO, Maine – As predators, humans drastically are accelerating the rate at which noticeable trait changes occur in wild fish and other harvested species. Indeed, harvested species are changing at rates over 300 percent faster than seen in more natural circumstances, according to the results of […]
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