Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will awardapproximately 1,950 degrees at its 205th Commencement, scheduled forSaturday, May 12 at Alfond Arena. UMaine is inthe second year of a new graduation format that calls for two separateindoor ceremonies. During the 10:00 a.m. ceremony, degrees will beawarded to graduates from the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine staff members plan to test the university’s long-dormant steam plant whistle on Saturday, April 28 at 12 noon. It has not been used for at least a decade, and Saturday’s test will determine if it is still functional. The whistle, if it works, is […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine has been rated in the top tier of Sea Grant programs nationwide, according to a recent review by a national assessment team. “Maine Sea Grant has made significant contributions to science, technology, and society within the […]
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Contact: Amy Engler Booth, 581-2009; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The 9th Annual Hearing Expo at the University of Maine May 2 offers adults free hearing screenings, all the bells, whistles and advancements in “assisted listening devices” and other hearing aid technology, and an opportunity to have hearing aids checked and cleaned at no cost. […]
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Contact: Nancy Kelly, 581-2378, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The 13th Annual Child Welfare Conference, organized by the University of Maine School of Social Work and Eastern Maine Medical Center’s SCAN committee, is bringing together experts in adolescent sexuality on April 26 to discuss facts and dispel myths about young people, sex and gender issues. […]
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Contact: Melanie Brooks at (207) 581-1700; Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Witter Farm and the University Bookstore will host a birthday celebration for UMaine’s own racehorse, One Vine Lady, on the Mall outside of Fogler Library at 1 p.m. Wednesday April 25. Lady’s birthday celebration will include a demonstration […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine education commissioner Susan Gendron will visit the University of Maine on Thursday, April 19 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows Program. Gendron will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The Distinguished Maine […]
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Contact: Andrew DeFilipp, Public Relations, Beta Eta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, (207) 581-4161 ORONO – Beta Theta Pi, the University of Maine’s oldest fraternity, held its 14th annual Sleep-Out on February 23, 2007 to raise money and awareness for Rape Response Services of Bangor. On that frigid Friday night, the 37 brothers of the […]
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Contact: Leigh Stearns, 581-1491; Susan Kaspari, 288-2046 ORONO — The UMaine Sustainability Alliance has organized a slate of Earth Day activities for April 18, which include environmental and conservation discussion groups, the screening of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and by releasing 50 “green bikes.” The day also will feature Maine-produced foods in the Bangor […]
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Contact: Valerie Carter, 581-4124; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Alan Tonelson, noted trade analyst and published author in the field of global labor policy, is scheduled to speak at the University of Maine April 23 on international trade policies and the economies of the United States and international communities. The talk, titled “Trade Policy – […]
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