Contact: Len Kaye, (207) 581- 3483, Dr. Stephen Gressitt, (207) 568-7599, George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — When it comes to abuse or misuse of prescription drugs, usually OxyContin, Oxycodone or Percocet come to mind. But a potentially more dangerous family of drugs, benzodiazepines, often causes more overdoses and serious accidents than people realize, […]
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Contact: Dave Munson at (207) 581-3777 Covert military operations can be a pain in the neck — and in the back, shoulders, and legs as well. Known for its speed and maneuverability, the Mark V Special Operations Craft gets U.S. Navy SEAL teams in and out of sticky situations fast, but the aluminum insertion vessel’s […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 kj@umit.maine.edu Bangor, Maine – Three new exhibitions will be presented by The University of Maine Museum of Art during the winter season. Maine artist Michael Alpert’s photographs portray the often harsh, unadorned beauty of the state in Michael Alpert: Recent Photographs. Lauren Fensterstock features conceptual sculptures by this Portland artist and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr 207) 581-3571 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine professor and former Black Bear football coach Walter H. Abbott is being recognized for distinguished service by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Abbott, whose teaching and coaching at UMaine since 1960 has trained and influenced thousands of students, will be honored Dec. 18 […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571Karen Horton, School of Engineering Technology, (207) 581-2340 ORONO — Freshman in UMaine’s College of Engineering will get a chance to put their skills to the test on Tuesday Dec. 13, when they compete in the School of Engineering Technology’s fifth annual File Folder Bridge Competition. Scheduled to begin at […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The melody for the first piece to be performed Thursday, Dec. 8 at the University of Maine in a concert commemorating the life and works of composer Iosif Andriasov came to him in a dream 50 years ago. Originally a piece for flute and piano, Andriasov […]
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Contact: Amy Witt, Horticulturist University of Maine Cooperative Extension PO Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104 Tel. 780-4205 or 1-800-287-11471 PORTLAND, Me. — They attract tourists by the thousands, provide the foundation for the state economy, and deliver constant inspiration to area artists and poets. Trees are at the root of Maine’s identity. Now, Maine […]
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Contact: Lois Berg Stack, (207) 581-2949 or (800) 870-7270 ORONO, Me. –The 2006 North Country Garden Calendar is hot off the press, just in time for holiday giving. Developed every year by Extension specialists from the University of Maine, the University of Vermont, and the University of New Hampshire, this beautifully illustrated wall calendar contains […]
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Contact: None Dec. 6 Motherhood, Politics and the Environment, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union, with Winona LaDuke, program director of Honor the Earth and member of the Mississippi band of Anishinaabeg, part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series Scottish Christmas, 7 p.m., MCA, featuring fiddler Bonnie Rideout (admission) Howard […]
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Contact: Kathryn Hunt, 581-1553; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at UMaine is to receive the 2006 Maine Merit Award from the New England Board of Higher Education for Maine Policy Review, the center’s policy-analysis journal published three times yearly. Founded in 1991, Maine Policy Review “provides relevant, in-depth analyses […]
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