Contact: Constant Albertson, 581- 3251 ORONO — The UMaine Department of Art’s ArtWorks! program for area children in grades K-7 is accepting applications until Oct. 1 for the Fall 2009 session. Classes are Friday afternoons, 3:30-5 p.m. in Lord Hall, Oct. 16 through Nov. 13. The program provides children an opportunity to explore the world […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207)-581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding several public events in the next few weeks — beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18 — related to farm energy use and production, root cellars, and gardens and green houses. Events will be held rain or shine. Gardens and Greenhouses On Aug. 18 […]
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Contact: Heather Pullen, 581-2443 ORONO — Hailing from Houlton to Hope, from Millinocket to Jonesboro, more than 55 aspiring writers in grades 3-12 are tapping their creativity and penning their thoughts at the annual Young Authors’ Camp taking place this week at the University of Maine. Campers spent the week exploring different genres of writing, […]
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Contact: Tim Wissemann – Mariner Beverages (207)699-2939 – co-creator of Big Claw Steve Melchiskey – USA Wine West (207) 653-3293– co-creator of Big Claw Dr. Robert Bayer – Executive Director, Lobster Institute (207) 581-2785 Steve DiMillo – Owner, DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant (207) 772-2216 PORTLAND – The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, USA Wine […]
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Contact: Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR Director, 581-3399,maineepscor@umit.maine.eduJoe Carr, 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders joined University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday morning to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant for a wide-ranging new project called the […]
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Contact: Paul Grosswiler, 907-5596; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Author and international authority on HIV-AIDS Susan Hunter will give a public talk, “Hadithi, Hadithi: Telling the Story of AIDS in Africa,” Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bangor at 120 Park St. The lecture is free. Hunter is largely credited with […]
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Contact: Ron Lisnet, (207) 581-3779 We received word that a visitor attending a seminar at the AEWC-Advanced Structures and Composites Center this past Friday, July 10, 2009, has been confirmed as having H1N1. This person started to present symptoms on Saturday around noon and has returned home. UMaine will continue normal operations while increasing monitoring […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 The University of Maine has been selected as one of 330 colleges and universities profiled in the “Fiske Guide to Colleges” 2010 Edition. The guide, written by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, is a selective, independent guide that focuses on “the best and most interesting institutions in […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO – Gov. John Baldacci and other state government leaders will join University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant to create the Center for Sustainability Solutions. The announcement event is […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, (207) 262-7922; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine – The first-in-the-nation pharmaceuticals mail-back program launched in 2007 by the University of Maine’s Center on Aging with partnering agencies has been refunded for another two years, and will more than double in size and scope as a result. In the new phase of […]
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