Contact: Paul Mayewski, (207) 581-3019; Andrei Kurbatov, (207) 581-2840; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Two University of Maine scientists will be featured March 31, on the PBS primetime series “NOVA.” The segment, “Last Extinction,” follows prominent scientists as they explore the idea that a comet striking the Earth is to blame for the […]
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Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968; Joe Carr, 581-3571 ORONO — The Maine Business School has announced a pilot scholarship opportunity for students who graduated from the University of Maine in May 2006 or later and meet admission standards for business graduate education. Under the plan, devised by Dean John Mahon of UMaine’s College of Business, Public […]
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Contact: Rebecca Dyer, (207) 650-9600; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 A group of students from the University of Maine’s Health Professions Club will have the chance to participate in a hands-on knee replacement demonstration and skills lab at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mach 25, at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Brown Conference Room. The session is being held […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Richard J. Wilson, a professor at American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL), will make a Thursday March 26 University of Maine presentation, “Guantanamo: Reflections from a Lawyer for Detainees.” Sponsored by UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, the talk is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine senior wildlife ecology major Ben Wasserman has been selected by the Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society as the outstanding undergraduate senior within the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada “It’s really an honor for the faculty of the department to nominate me for […]
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Contact: Audra Grady, 581-4194; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Members of UMaine’s Athletic Department staff are fielding a team to play a benefit basketball game with the Harlem Superstars April 4 at Memorial Gym — an event that promises an exciting evening of basketball highlights and high jinks. The game starts at 7 p.m. Tickets […]
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Contact: Karel Lidral, 581-1256 ORONO — The members of the University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will present a formal concert Tuesday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m.at Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall. The organization is composed of soloists or small ensembles performing with piano accompaniment. The spring semester’s group consists of 16 musicians, […]
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Contact: Nory Jones, (207) 8581-1995; Peter Pitegoff, (207) 780-4344; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine business school and the University of Maine School of Law in Portland are rolling out a new joint degree option in the fall, allowing students to concurrently get an MBA and law degree sooner and less […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees, meeting March 16, promoted and/or tenured 18 University of Maine faculty members. PROMOTED TO PROFESSOR College of Business, Public Policy, and Health Kenneth L. Nichols, Public Administration College of Engineering Aria Amirbahman, Environmental Engineering William G. Davids, Civil and Environmental Engineering Roberto A. […]
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Contact: Julian Epps: julian.epps@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Deborah Wing-Sproul, a Maine-based artist, will lecture and lead a hands-on public workshop at the University of Maine March 26-27. Wing-Sproul works in video performance, sculpture and installation, photography, printmaking and projects of social engagement and exchange. Prior to studying film, video and printmaking, she was a modern dancer […]
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