Contact: Extension Veterinarian Scott Haskell, 207-581-2789 ORONO–Two new fact sheets published by University of Maine Cooperative Extension affirm that avian influenza (AI) currently represents little risk to humans, and that eating properly handled and cooked poultry is safe. “What Maine People Need to Know About Avian Influenza” provides information for the general public about the […]
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Contact: Lynette Dexter at (207)581-1349 ORONO, Me. — The local celebration of National Volunteer Week, scheduled this year for April 23-29, will focus attention on the extraordinary efforts that members of the University of Maine community put into making the world around them a better place. A series of volunteer activities is scheduled for that […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Three seasoned administrators, each of whom is currently in charge of a Division I athletics program, are finalists for the University of Maine’s Director of Athletics position. The three finalists were chosen from a national search that began in late 2005. “The candidate pool was exceptionally strong, […]
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Contact: Nancy Kelly, (207) 581-2398; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO – When parents and others who care for children use illegal substances, abuse alcohol, misuse medications or manufacture illegal drugs in their homes, they put at risk more people than just children. Substance abuse in the home also can endanger social workers, family support workers, […]
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Contact: Jayendran Rasaiah (207) 581-1179; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Life itself depends on the simple combination of two hydrogen atoms with one oxygen, yet there is still so much that we do not understand about the amazing compound known as water. By examining the behavior of water molecules as they move through […]
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Contact: Michael Mason (207) 581-2344; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Often extremely small and notoriously difficult to detect, small tumors, rogue groups of cancerous cells and tiny pieces of larger excised tumors are a serious and potentially lethal threat to cancer patients even after surgery has been performed. Using an amazingly tiny new […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 1. Klemperer to Discuss Intermolecular Forces 2. College of Education and Human Development Research Discussion Topics Announced 3. The Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology Spring 2006 Hitchner Seminar Series 4. Mitchell Center Spring 2006 Seminar Series Klemperer to Discuss Intermolecular Forces Contact: Leisa Preble (207) 581-1016; David Munson […]
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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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