The University Bookstore at UMaine has selected the Orono Student Nurses’ Association (OSNA) as the 2012 recipient of proceeds from the annual commemorative holiday ornament sale. OSNA is a pre-professional organization for nursing students at UMaine that offers a strong mentorship program essential in the progression from a student to a professional nurse, according to […]
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Author and award-winning national food writer Barry Estabrook will give a free public presentation on how modern industrial agriculture “has ruined the tomato in all ways — gastronomic, environmental and in terms of labor abuse” at 2:15 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, in 100 Corbett Business Building. The talk is part of the seminar series of […]
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The University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum has planned its annual “Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe” from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1. The free public event provides nearly two dozen Maine crafters and artisans a venue for displaying and selling their unique products, including woven rugs, reproduction 19th century toys, hand-wrapped wreaths, handcrafted […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide concert, a choral performance featuring holiday favorites, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The concert fills the stage with members of six university choral ensembles performing works including standard carols like “Silent Night,” the Austrian […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Franco-American Centre faculty members Yvon Labbé, who directs the center, and Tony Brinkley about the status of Maine Franco-Americans during a meeting in Lewiston of a special task force preparing a report for the Maine Legislature. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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Several news organizations, including Maine Public Broadcasting Network and the Portland Press Herald interviewed University of Maine professor of marine science Robert Steneck about the purpose and expectations of a symposium this week in Portland on the state of the New England lobster industry. Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine is sponsoring the […]
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University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was interviewed by Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report on hazing in light of a recent incident involving hazing by members of the Dexter Regional High School football team. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new program, led by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, to train high school students in Maine as peer counselors to help identify problems resulting from depression, bullying and drug use. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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Several news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News and Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on the misplacement and recovery of scallop innards collected for marine research at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole. A scallop diver delivering the scallop parts to a university researcher mistakenly placed the package in the wrong vehicle with […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension cranberry specialist Charlie Armstrong spoke with Channel 7 (WVII) for a 10 p.m. report Nov. 28 about this year’s cranberry harvest in Maine, which he said was productive though affected in some areas by erratic weather. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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