Contact: Laura Wilson, Cooperative Extension, 207-581-2971, lwilson@umext.maine.edu; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine – Auburn and Lewiston area residents will have the opportunity to learn about their lakes and the watersheds that feed them this spring. For eight weeks starting April 13, the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and University of […]
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Contact: Angela Fiandaca at 581-1397 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Peer Education Program, part of Residence Life and Programs, will sponsor Celebrate EveryBODY Week in promotion of eating disorders awareness Monday March 21 through Friday March 25 at the UMaine campus. All events are free and open to the public. The purpose of the […]
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Contact: Jack Burt, (207) 581-1773, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine School of Performing Arts’ Division of Music has acquired three new German rotary trumpets, which broadens the musical range of its brass collection for student and faculty concerts, according to Jack Burt, assistant professor of trumpet. The three trumpets, purchased with a […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt, (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Maine Education Commissioner Susan A. Gendron will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Math and Science Future Teachers Conference, taking place Saturday, March 26 at the University of Maine. Designed for aspiring math and science teachers, conference participants will have the opportunity to work with […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs and Marketing, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Monitoring the performance of jet engines and other combustion technologies requires sensors that can operate at high temperatures. University of Maine master’s student Jeremy Thiele of Hollis, Maine earned an award in 2004 for his research on patented sensor technology that […]
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Contact: Christine Nold (207) 866- 7373, George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A group of UMaine students doing volunteer work in Florida over spring break joined dozens of wet-suited volunteers on Marathon Key, caring for some of the 70 rough-tooth dolphins that beached themselves in shallow water March 2. Christie Nold, a 20-year-old secondary education […]
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Contact: Mazie Hough, (207) 581-1225, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s Women’s History Celebration, March 14 through April 7, at UMaine features a program series of lectures, performances, movies and music that explore the lives of women ranging from Joan of Arc to Maine’s Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby. Through a program of 15 […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, (207) 581-1901, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Portland photographer Marta Morse will present a free illustrated lecture and curator’s tour of her exhibit “Persian Impressions” at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 17 at The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine. Morse’s exhibit comprises 40 color prints chronicling her visit to the […]
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Contact: Shannon Chisolm, (207) 581- 1954, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Faculty in the University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences teach and investigate issues that are both timely and timeless. Through its “Great Conversations” program, they will share their knowledge of a variety of topics with members of the Penobscot Valley […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County, 1-800-287-1471 ORONO, Maine — The latest research and statewide programs to promote food safety, good nutrition and physical activity will take center stage April 27 at the Nutrition, Food and Physical Activity Symposium. The public is welcome to attend the event that will run from 8 a.m. to […]
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