Contact: David Slagger, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A background in teaching, volunteering, theater and Native American art has placed UMaine student David Slagger, a member of the Micmac Indian Nation, in the right place at the right time for a prestigious internship at the Smithsonian Institute’s new National Museum of the American Indian. Slagger, […]
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Contact: Rich Grant, 581-1971, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Self-confidence, teamwork and networking are among the critical but sometimes overlooked interpersonal skills for business men and women, and nearly 50 candidates for UMaine graduate degrees in business will begin their semester Aug. 26 with some unusual activities designed to enhance those skills. Candidates for the […]
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Contact: Amy Stevens, 581-1891 The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine is seeking former Eastern Fine Paper Inc. workers to discuss their experiences for an oral history project. The purpose of the project is to document and preserve the history and culture of the mill and its workers through a series of tape-recorded […]
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Contact: Amy Fried, 581-1797, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Smithsonian Museum’s exhibit commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001 reveres victims and their families but may shortchange the public, according to an assessment of the exhibit by a UMaine political science professor. After visiting “September 11: […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, 581-3483, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Issues facing today’s aging baby boomers are more diverse than those of their generational predecessors, and the UMaine Center on Aging and the School of Social Work have received a three-year, $75,000 grant to prepare new social workers to address more of those issues. The grant […]
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Contact: Esperanza Stancioff, 1-800-244-2104, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 WALDOBORO — Local officials in seaside resort communities have a tough decision to make if they have to close a public beach because of a threat to public safety. It can affect local business. So, sometimes a few of the municipal officials participating in the Maine Healthy […]
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Contact: Chris Reberg-Horton, (207) 581-2942, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine researchers have received an $829,000, four-year grant to develop ways to reduce costs and increase the quality of feed for organic dairy farms. The grant is part of a new emphasis on organic dairy research that UMaine is pursuing in conjunction […]
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Contact: Tim Dalton, 581-3237 ORONO — A former UMaine master’s student recently was awarded a first place national award and a second place regional award for her thesis on the effectiveness of new federal farm legislation. It is the first time a UMaine student has won such an honor, according to Timothy J. Dalton, associate […]
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Contact: Gleason Gray, 942-7396 or 1-800-287-1485 ORONO — Have you ever wished Maine’s growing season was longer? Learn how to extend it during the Garden Gathering at UMaine’s Rogers Farm on August 20. Master gardener Elliott Scott will feature a “how to” session on building a backyard greenhouse, constructing an 8 ft x 8 ft. […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704, George Manlove, 581-3756 After 43 years, UMaine’s Hauck Auditorium is getting new seats and a facelift. Built in 1962 as one of the state’s premier auditoriums where university and community music and theater groups could call home, and serving as a site for lectures, ceremonies and movies, Hauck opened with 600 […]
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