Contact: Betsy Arntzen, 581-4225; Gretchen Faulkner, (207) 581- 1904 ORONO — The University of Maine is presenting lectures by three renowned climate change experts March 29, March 31 and April 26 to offer pole-to-pole perspectives on the changing environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, human rights and sustainability. Nobel Peace Prize nominee and climate […]
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For more information, contact Amy Kaye, (207) 581-2063 ORONO — When supporting a friend who has been victimized by a bully, young adolescents respond with a range of advice and actions. Girls most often suggest telling an adult or confronting the bully to try to understand the conflict, while boys are more apt to minimize […]
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Contact: Lee Karp-Boss, chiefscientist@tara5.oceanpost.net or Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 ORONO – University of Maine School of Marine Science research professor Lee Karp-Boss will leave Wednesday with an international group of scientists and researchers from Chile to Easter Island on a leg of the Tara Oceans Expedition, a three-year worldwide sailing journey to study oceanic ecosystems. […]
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March 7, 2011 Contact: John Belding, (207) 299-7904; Mike Wing, (207) 780-5956 UMAINE, USM MANUFACTURING R&D COLLABORATIVE WINS $493,000 TECHNOLOGY GRANT ORONO — The University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are receiving a $493,577 grant from the Maine Technology Institute to advance the research, development and commercialization of private sector manufacturing projects in […]
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Contact: Francois Amar at 581-1196 (amar@maine.edu) Dean Astumian at 581-1024 (astumian@maine.edu) ORONO — Sir Fraser Stoddart, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will visit the University of Maine for a March 14 lecture. His talk, “Science and Art at the Nanoscale,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. in 316 Aubert Hall, with a […]
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Contact: Anthony Halog, (207) 581-2944 A group of student and faculty researchers concerned about sustainability, the environment and validating that “green” products are really carbon-friendly and environmentally sound is holding a daylong event April 15 to explore some of the ubiquitous claims about products claiming to be sustainable. The free program, “2011 Life Cycle Assessment […]
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The annual UMaine Graduate Student and Faculty Recognition Ceremony is scheduled for Friday May 6, from 4-6 p.m. at Alfond Arena. A reception will follow in the field house, with light refreshments. For more information, contact Dottie Poisson or 581-3217.
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Contact: Phillip Silver at (207) 581-1783 (phillip.silver@maine.edu) Like many Jewish composers of his time, Leone Sinigaglia’s voice was silenced by the Nazis in World War II. This month, a CD of his chamber music is being released worldwide as the result of research by University of Maine professor Phillip Silver. “Chamber Music of Leone Sinigaglia” […]
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Contact: Pauleena MacDougall (pauleena.macdougall@umit.maine.edu) DOWNEAST IRISH REVUE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11 ORONO — The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine will present a Downeast Irish Revue on Friday March 11. Featuring the Press Gang from Portland, the show is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Penobscot Theater in Bangor. It will feature Irish […]
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University of Maine’s Alfond Arena will be the site on Tuesday for two high school regional basketball championship games. The games were to be played Monday at the Bangor Auditorium, but bad weather conditions caused the games to be postponed. The Eastern Maine Class C girls championship game between Orono and Washington Academy of East […]
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