UMaine News

Contact: Marybeth Allen (207) 581-2403 ORONO — The UMaine Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is inviting parents, children, teens and speech-language pathologists to a workshop Oct. 20 for stuttering and the strategies for managing stuttering. A series of discussions and youth activities scheduled throughout the day at the Memorial Union on the Orono campus […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — The largest donation in University of Maine history, a $12 million bequest from 1937 UMaine graduate George L. Houston, was announced this morning in Orono. “This donation will benefit generations of students and enhance UMaine’s ability to serve our state in a unique and invaluable way,” […]

Contact: Karen Cashman, (207) 973-6164. (Bar Harbor, Maine) September 14 -15, 80 Maine scientists, researchers, and students gathered at the Mount Desert Biological Laboratories to discuss the most leading issues in neurogenetics that affect the health of Maine people.  The conference, hosted by the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, supports the institute’s mission […]

Contact: Dee Potter, 207-834-3905 FAIRFIELD, ME–The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN), a cooperative effort of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA), will hold its fourth annual grazing conference on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. and the conference […]

Contact: Karen Cole: 581-4704; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts has announced a fall schedule for music, dance and theatrical performances by UMaine faculty members and special guests. Performances are in Minsky Recital Hall unless otherwise noted. Admission is $6 and students with a MaineCard are admitted free. […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine has scheduled at Tuesday, Sept. 25 10:30 a.m. event to announce the largest gift it has ever received. Left to UMaine in the will of a graduate who died earlier this year, the gift will provide significant, long-term support for the UMaine School […]

Contact: Liam Riordan, 581-1913; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The history of the slave ship as a floating dungeon is the topic of this year’s Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture at UMaine on Thursday, Oct. 11. The annual lecture is held in memory of Howard Schonberger, a UMaine professor of history from […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine audiologist Amy Booth has spent her career providing hearing services to underserved populations in this country and around the globe. Now, she is going to China as a member of an international team of health professionals providing audiology screenings and hearing aid assessments to […]

Contact: Constant Albertson, 581-3251; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — ArtWorks, a University of Maine community art program for grade K-6 students, providing children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences, is open for registration for the fall session. The semi-annual program offers children a chance to explore a variety of visual […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — For the second time in four years, a University of Maine student is the top electrical or computer engineering student in the U.S. Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society has selected Priyanth Chandrasekar, a 2007 UMaine graduate, the sole winner of the 2007 Alton T. Zerby and Carl […]