Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — “Subversive Stitches: the embroidered war between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I” is the subject of a special lunch-time lecture Feb. 22 at the Page Farm and home Museum at the University of Maine. Michele Goldman, sociologist and needleworker, will present the talk. The public […]
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Contact: Charlotte Stratton, New England Board of Higher Education (617) 357-9620 ext 125 BOSTON– Both the University of Maine’s Frederick HutchinsonCenter and Onward Program have won 2007 New England HigherEducation Excellence Awards, the honors bestowed annually by theinterstate agency, the New England Board of Higher Education(NEBHE). Commenting on the honorees, NEBHE President and CEO Evan […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson, 207-581-2971 ELLSWORTH, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer its Watershed Stewards program Ellsworth-area residents who want to keep pollution out of their water supply. The training begins March 19, Monday evenings from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Hancock County UMaine Extension office on Boggy Brook Road. UMaine Extension […]
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Contact: Philip Dunn Jr., 581-2326; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Philip Dunn Jr., professor of construction management in the UMaine School of Engineering Technology, has received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2006 Citizen Engineer Award for Region 1, which includes New England. The national award is one of nine presented nationally to a member […]
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Contact: Steven Colburn, 581-1982; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine Business School accounting students under the supervision of accounting professor Steven Colburn are offering free income tax assistance to the public on Mondays and Thursdays. While the UMaine Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is designed for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, people with […]
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Contact: Richard Kersbergen, (207) 342-5971; Jen O’Leary (207) 581-3106 ORONO, Maine–A team headed by Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, has received the Northeast Extension Directors’ Award of Excellence 2006 for “Building an Organic Dairy Research and Extension Program.” The award was presented during a recognition dinner last month in Washington, DC. Kersbergen […]
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Contact: Ruth Hallsworth (207) 581-3196; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at UMaine has announced that the 2007 Maine Water Conference will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at the Augusta Civic Center. This year’s conference will feature keynote speaker M. Gordon “Reds” […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Sean T. James has been selected as New Hampshire’s Young Engineer of the Year by the New Hampshire section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (NHASCE). James received both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in civil engineering from UMaine, completing his master’s degree program in […]
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Contact: Andrew DeFillipp at (207) 581-4161 ORONO – Beta Theta Pi, the University of Maine’s oldest fraternity, will hold its 14th annual sleep-out to raise money and awareness for Rape Response Services of Bangor on Friday, Feb. 23. Rape Response Services of Bangor helps to educate the community about the issues surrounding sexual assault, while […]
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Contact: Michelle Morneault or Dylan Moody, 581-4162; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Dozens of UMaine fraternity and sorority members will doff their duds at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, for the first Greek Life polar bear dip to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Penobscot Nation. Forecasters are predicting Saturday’s highs to reach […]
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