Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO – The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ new winter and spring calendar offers a comprehensive lineup of music, theater, dance January through April, all showcasing the talent of students and faculty members. Ticket information is available by calling the Maine Center for the Arts Box Office […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3745 ORONO — Trade opportunities and issues between the United States and Germany will be the focus of a talk by a German diplomat Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House. The College of Business, Public Policy and Health, in conjunction with the Portland-based World Affairs […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — A keynote address by the policy director for the Rural Schools and Community Trust will kick off the winter meeting of the Maine Small High School Coalition. Followed by a series of workshops on using technology to improve instruction, the Friday, Jan. 23 meeting takes place […]
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Contact: Anne Littlejohn at (207) 622-7557 x.231 Elder Caregiving in Maine: Where We Are and Where We Need to be Going,” a first-of-its-kind conference about elder caregiving and the workplace in Northern New England, will be held on January 29 and 30, 2004, at the Sheraton Hotel, South Portland, Maine. Governor John Baldacci will speak […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Franco American Studies program will present a lecture series on campus, beginning on Friday, Jan. 9. The lectures, which are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will feature discussion of various issues related to Franco culture and history. The lectures will […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — A total of 15,560 visitors registered at the Orono Bog Boardwalk in 2003, according to Director Ronald Davis, more than double the expectations of the facility’s management committee. The board closed for the season on December 1 and will reopen in May. “The boardwalk […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3744 The University of Maine Museum of Art will be hosting three exhibitions at Norumbega Hall in downtown Bangor from January 23 through March 27, 2004. Expanding Universe The Recent Paintings of Al Held Grand new works by the great geometric abstractionist Al Held (b. 1928), on view at the University of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3571. Michele Alexander, a member of the UMaine psychology faculty since 1999, was killed in a Tuesday auto accident in Glenburn. “I was deeply saddened to hear of this tragic accident,” says UMaine President Peter Hoff. “Michele was a rising star on our faculty, much loved by her students and colleagues. We […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced a $1.3 million federal grant to the University of Maine Center on Aging for a statewide AmeriCorps VISTA project to serve senior citizens. The grant will fund the Senior $ense program, which will recruit, train and place 30 full-time […]
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Contact: Science writer: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777; Team advisor: John Hwalek, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2302 ORONO, Maine — Students on this year’s University of Maine Energy Challenge team will have a natural advantage in the annual pulp and paper technology competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). […]
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