Contact: June Carter (207) 581-2312 or june.carter@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine’s Onward Program, which helps people facing economic or academic challenges obtain four-year degrees, will host two information sessions on Thursday March 24. The sessions are scheduled for UMaine’s East Annex building from 2-4 p.m. and from 5-7 p.m. Visitors will tour the […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Lab, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about a new federal survey indicating that Maine’s agricultural industry appears to be healthy and growing. Lichtenwalner said the increasing number of cattle on Maine farms may reflect farmers’ ability to make the most of their grazing […]
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Marjie Harris of UMaine’s School of Social Work was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the seriousness of older adults’ substance abuse, which will be the focus of a daylong conference April 1 in Northport. Harris says the conference will explore ways social workers and others can help older Mainers live without drug […]
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The Bangor Daily News is reporting a new bridge on Route 180 in Ellsworth will be constructed with the composite bridge technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The so-called bridge-in-a-backpack will be used for a new bridge over Grey’s Brook.
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UMaine social work Professor Sandra Butler’s research into Maine’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was mentioned in a Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial about the state’s budget priorities. The editorial says state government should be careful in how much it cuts funding for such welfare programs because, according to the research conducted by Butler and […]
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Contact: Lenard Kaye, (207) 262-7922 NORTHPORT — The Sixth Annual University of Maine Geriatric Colloquium planned Friday, April 1 at Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport will explore “Substance Abuse in Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic.” The public and professionals working with older people are invited to attend. Seminars and panel discussions begin […]
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An article in Mainebiz newspaper about expectations for the coming cruise ship season in Maine cites research by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe of the School of Economics and Jim McConnon, a UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, on the amount of money cruise ship visitors typically spend when they disembark to […]
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Contact: Lee Karp-Boss, chiefscientist@tara5.oceanpost.net or Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 ORONO – University of Maine School of Marine Science research professor Lee Karp-Boss will leave Wednesday with an international group of scientists and researchers from Chile to Easter Island on a leg of the Tara Oceans Expedition, a three-year worldwide sailing journey to study oceanic ecosystems. […]
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ORONO — More than 500 middle school girls, from all over Maine, will attend the 25th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on Wednesday March 9. The conference features a series of hands-on workshops presented by women from UMaine’s faculty and staff. Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. Reporters covering the conference are […]
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Contact: Lisa Morin, 581-4194 ORONO — The Newman’s Own Foundation, in conjunction with college basketball’s America East Conference, has awarded the University of Maine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism an honorable mention award of $7,500 for its Welcome Weekend Day of Service. On the Welcome Weekend Day of Service, as many as 1,600 incoming […]
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