UMaine Vice President for Administration and Finance Janet Waldron received special recognition from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) last month, when she stepped down from her role as chair of that organization’s Council on Business Affairs Executive Committee. Waldron received a plaque “in appreciation for….outstanding service and leadership to the Council.” She […]
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Contact: William Murphy, (207) 581-4124 ORONO — William Murphy, director of the UMaine Bureau of Labor Education, and Charles Scontras, historian and research associate with the bureau, along with Maine’s Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman, will participate Dec. 17 in a 10-day visit to Maine by a parliamentary delegation from the Chechen Republic to provide members […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will be a host site for the international Sustainable Development Teach-in Day, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3. Universities and other organizations will participate in the “inclusive event,” described in detail here. The teach-in aims to provide a mechanism for interested parties to share […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, University Relations, (207) 581-3571, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu Richard Young, University Bookstore, (207) 581-4184, ryoung@umerl.maine.edu ORONO — Every year, the University Bookstore—the University of Maine’s official bookstore—commissions the design of a UMaine ornament. Each edition is carefully crafted of the finest materials and depicts a university landmark or symbol. This year the bookstore offers a […]
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Contact: Stephanie Burnett, (207) 581-2937 ORONO, Maine — A University of Maine horticulturist is using a novel moisture sensing system to monitor and control water delivery to plants to see exactly how greenhouse conditions affect ornamental plant productivity and health. The research is intended to help Maine growers and others economize on water and energy […]
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Wreathmaking Workshop 12/01/2010 at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM The cost is 15.00 and includes instruction and all materials to complete one wreath. Wreathmaking Workshop 12/02/2010 at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM The cost is 15.00 and includes instruction and all materials to complete one wreath. Holiday Party 12/03/2010 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM […]
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The UMaine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will host an ART@NOON gallery talk on Thursday Dec. 9. Featured artist Ilya Askinazi will comment on the photographs in his UMMA exhibition A Pointed View as well as his creative process. Education coordinator Gina Platt will discuss several works currently on display in the Permanent Collection […]
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Members of UMaine’s Xi Sigma Pi forestry honor society are selling Balsam and Fraser fir trees, 4′-8′ tall, outside Nutting Hall until Thursday Dec. 9. The sale runs 3-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 12-5 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Proceeds from this annual sale benefit the Xi Sigma Pi scholarship fund.
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Contact: 581-1755 Acclaimed Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster performs a “Christmas is Cape Breton” concert featuring foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-wrenching ballads, world-class step-dancing and “fiddling fireworks” Tuesday, Dec. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine.
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two candidates for UMaine’s Correll Presidential Chair in Energy will present seminars during the week of Nov. 29. Jannette Fransden, who currently serves as an ocean and coastal energy consultant in Europe, will discuss “Offshore Wind Energy Developments in European Seas” on Monday Nov. 29, 1:10 – […]
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