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Hudson Museum Hosting Maine Women “Living on the Land” Exhibit

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1904George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A Boston photographer who spent nine years interviewing and photographing Maine women who have created a sense of place, community and commitment living off the land is bringing her exhibit to the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum March 29-May 6. “Maine Women: living on the land” will […]

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Taiwan Mountain Project Looks at the Geological Powers of Change

Contact: Phaedra Upton (207) 581-2221David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine earth sciences researcher Phaedra Upton will be collaborating with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Boulder in an effort to better understand the forces that have shaped the topography of Taiwan’s mountains. Utilizing $45,272 in funding from the National Science Foundation, Upton and […]

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UMaine Researcher Puts New Date on Early Agriculture

Contact: Dan Sandweiss (207) 581-1889David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine -Some surprising new findings made by UMaine researcher Dan Sandweiss place cornmeal on the menu for native Americans much earlier than previously believed. Working with colleagues from Ithaca College and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Sandweiss discovered evidence of two types of cultivated […]

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Study Finds Maine Principals Positive, but Working under Increased Pressure

Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761David Munson (207) 593-9295 ORONO, Maine — Most Maine principals continue to find their work energizing and rewarding, but the reality of a never-ending job and constantly growing responsibilities are beginning to chip away at the altruistic motive of making a difference for children and their education, according to the latest […]

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Athletic Training Students Plan April 8 Benefit Race

Contact: Kay Hyatt – (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The third annual Wes Jordan 5K race and Fun Run takes off Saturday, April 8 at the University of Maine. Sponsored by UMaine’s Athletic Training Student Organization, the race and one-mile run/walk are open to all ages. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Lengyel Hall, next […]

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Mitchell Recognized for Lifetime of Achievement

Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – People, Places and Plants magazine and the Maine Landscape Nursery Association has selected UMaine Plant, Soil and Environmental Science professor Bill Mitchell as this year’s recipient of the Al Black Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual whose dedication to the promotion and improvement of the […]

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Sen. Susan Collins Set for UMaine Lecture March 23

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Senator Susan Collins will visit the University of Maine on Thursday, March 23 to deliver the annual Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lecture on Public Affairs. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3:30-4:45 p.m. in UMaine’s newly renovated Hauck Auditorium. […]

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U.S. Senate Designates Extension Living Well Week

Contact: Louise Kirkland, 207-942-7396, 1-800-287-1485 ORONO–In 2005, the United States Senate passed a resolution designating the second full week of March as Extension Living Well Week. During the week of March 12-18, Extension family and consumer sciences professionals will make special efforts to teach individuals and families how to improve their quality of life. The […]

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Host Families Sought for One-Month 4-H International Exchange Program

Contact: Jill Coffren at (207) 645-3248 ORONO — Maine families are needed to host Japanese exchange students, ages 12 to 18, for four weeks this summer as part of a two-way exchange program sponsored by the Maine 4-H program. The Japanese youth will stay with their American host families from mid July to mid August. […]

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