Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — From analyzing the molecular structure of new composite materials to developing new strategies for managing fish populations throughout the Gulf of Maine, UMaine student research is making a difference, contributing to a broad range of disciplines while adding depth and momentum to the students’ professional training. UMaine […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704; Ann Schmidt, 669-2523; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine School of Performing Arts is winding up the spring semester with a flare — virtually back-to-back student performances over the next few weeks, capping a semester’s work in various performing arts. Between now and May 6, audiences can see chorus, jazz, […]
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Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The Page Farm and Home Museum will host a free brown bag lunch lecture on rug hooking Tuesday, April 25, from 12-1 p.m. Stacey Van Dyne of Orrington, a rug hooker for 32 years, will speak. Van Dyne uses rug-hooking techniques to create works including floor […]
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Contact: Bob Potts, Advisor, Senior Skull Honor (207) 581-1149 or 1-800-934-2586 ORONO — Since 1906, the Senior Skull Honor Society has represented the best of the University of Maine. More than 1,250 UMaine graduates have been elected as Senior Skulls, based upon their leadership, character, campus and community involvement, and outstanding academic achievement. Over ten […]
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Contact: Louis Bassano, Extension Educator, (207) 255-3345 or (800) 287-1542, David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Small business people and entrepreneurs will find answers and inspiration related to everything from downtown revitalization to inventory control at the 2006 Washington County Business Conference and Marketplace, to be held at Washington County Community College in Calais April […]
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Contact: Judy Round 581-5104 ORONO, Maine — Mary Bird, instructor in science and environmental education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has received the Geddes Simpson Award for making a major contribution at the intersection of science and history. Bird will deliver the Geddes Simpson lecture at 3:15 p.m. April […]
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Contact: Jeff Hecker, 581-2033; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A national society of social scientists has created a special award in the name of former UMaine psychology professor Michele Alexander for educators who contribute to the psychological study of social issues. Alexander was a popular and dynamic teacher who died at age 37 in an […]
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Contact: Ali Abedi (207) 581-2231; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – A high-tech collection of robotic super-mice will come together on the UMaine campus April 29, ready to pit the engineering and programming skills of some of the country’s brightest young minds against one another in the 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine School of Engineering Technology Professor Raymond Hintz has been awarded the 2006 Earl J. Fennel Award from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. The award is presented each year to recognize outstanding contributions to ACSM and the surveying and mapping profession. Hintz, a longtime UMaine […]
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Contact: Mary Ellen Camire (207) 581-1627; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Nine faculty, staff and students from the University of Maine’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented their research at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in San Francisco, April 1-5. Their research addressed major health issues such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, […]
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