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Former Agriculture Commissioner Joins 4-H foundation

Contact: Fred Schlutt, Executive Director 4-H Foundation, (207) 581- 1162 ORONO — Robert Spear, former Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, has recently been named a trustee of the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation. Spear is a third generation dairy and vegetable farmer who lives in Nobleboro with his wife, Janet. He was a state representative for […]

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Workshop Offered For Poultry Producers And Small Flock Owners

Contact: Mark Hutchinson, Extension Educator, 207-832-0343 AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Compost Team will offer a workshop, “Avian Influenza Issues and Disposal Options,” on Friday, June 2 at the University of Maine in Augusta. The session is scheduled for from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Jewett Hall. This workshop is specifically […]

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UMaine Public Safety Director to Speak in Russia about Campus Safety

Contact: Noel March, 581-4053; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine Public Safety Director Noel March has been invited to speak at an international conference in Russia on May 19 about campus policing and security matters. He is one of two North Americans scheduled to present, along with four other speakers, all experts in university security […]

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University of Maine Awards More than 2,000 Degrees at Spring Commencement

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Calling graduation a bridge from one point in life to another, University of Maine President Robert Kennedy urged the 2,050 members of UMaine’s Class of 2006 to use their college experience as the basis for meaningful community citizenship. “Take full advantage of your learning experiences here and […]

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UMaine’s Forest Resources Programs Celebrate 100 Years of Graduations

Contact: William H. Livingston (207) 581-2990; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine’s Forest Resources Programs are celebrating 100 years of professional forester graduations at a reception in the lobby and courtyard of Nutting Hall in Orono, on May 13th. UMaine’s undergraduate forestry program — the oldest, continuously accredited undergraduate forestry […]

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UMaine’s Climate Change Institute Hosts Upcoming Symposium

Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777; Gordon Hamilton (207) 581-3446 ORONO, Maine – The 14th J. Louis Agassiz Symposium of the Climate Change Institute will take place on May 11 and 12, 2006. The event will be held in the conference room facility in the Sawyer Environmental Center. Dozens of UMaine’s top researchers and their collaborators […]

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UMaine Faculty Members Honored

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s four top annual faculty awards were presented at the Academic Honors Convocation earlier this afternoon. This year’s Distinguished Maine Professor is David Townsend, professor of oceanography and director of UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. The annual award by the Alumni Association recognizes outstanding […]

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Harness the Wealth! Workshop to Focus on Rural Revitalization; Mainers Hope to Learn From Midwest Success, Keep Wealth Local

Contact: Nate Michaud (207) 581-4523 UNITY, Maine — Sometimes great ideas about how to keep things local come from away. That’s why Maine Rural Partners is bringing together representatives from federal, state, and local agencies, citizen groups and non-profit organizations throughout the state to hear about an approach that’s helping to revitalize rural Nebraska. Maine […]

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Georgia Taps Maine Model for Coaching Education Text

Contact: Kay Hyatt @ (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — More than 40 states are looking to Maine as a model for steering local sports reform, but Georgia is the first to make Sports Done Right part of its official process for training community coaches. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) recently adopted the University of […]

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