The website of the Amarillo Globe-News in Amarillo, Texas, mentioned UMaine’s collaboration with the Remnant Trust, an Indiana-based nonprofit organization that has a collection of about 1,500 rare texts dating back as far as the 1200s. Remnant Trust President Kris Bex said there are works are usually at five colleges or universities at any given […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal has a story about the Maine Public Broadcasting Network series “Sustainable Maine,” which will feature scientists from UMaine and other educational institutions around the state as they work together with fishermen and loggers. The series will show how the group seeks to balance economic growth with environmental sensitivity and local traditions […]
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Several UMaine artists, including one student and two faculty members, who will show their work in an upcoming art exhibit were noted on the website of the weekly Village Soup newspapers. Intermedia faculty members Deborah Wing-Sproul and Nate Aldrich, and graduate student Gabrielle D’Italia will present their work at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension Horticulturist Lois Berg Stack was interviewed by I-95 (95.7 FM) Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. for a news report on fall planting. Stack, a professor of sustainable agriculture, said fall is a good time for putting in bulbs such as garlic because they can take root during the winter. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The weekly Village Soup has a story about a solar array installed on UMaine’s Barrows Hall building for engineering students to learn about solar power systems. The solar power generated by the array will also provide a small amount of electricity to the building. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Boston Sunday Globe included in its Sept. 18 travel section an article about recommended college town destinations in New England, which included Orono, Maine and the University of Maine, highlighting athletics, the Hudson Museum and Collins Center for the Arts. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A book talk and singing for “Somalis in Maine: Crossing Cultural Currents,” which documents the work of UMaine’s Somali Narrative Project, was advanced in the Lewiston Sun Journal. The book talk will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Lewiston Public Library. Mazie Hough, the associate director of UMaine’s Women in […]
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A report that appeared Portland television station WCSH about the boost cruise ships provide to local businesses noted research done by UMaine economists Todd Gabe and Jim McConnon. The 2008 study found that each cruise ship passenger spends between $80 and $110 in port. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Two UMaine researchers will attend the 2011 Northeast Private Well Symposium later this year, according to a Bangor Daily News story. John Peckenham, director of the Maine Water Resources Research Institute at the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center, and Laura Wilson, assistant scientist at UMaine’s Cooperative Extension, will present research on water […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season. CCA Executive Director John Patches told the newspaper the center’s recent renovation put it closer to the goal of becoming a destination, while UMaine Foundation officer Danny Williams said the CCA puts world-class […]
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