Contact: Catherine Schmitt (207) 581-1434 or catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu ORONO, Maine – Two University of Maine Ph.D. candidates have been selected to join the group of Sea Grant/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service Fellows earning doctoral degrees in either fisheries population dynamics or marine resource economics, according to the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program. […]
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John Dearborn, UMaine professor emeritus of marine sciences, died on Wednesday Nov 24 at his home in Orono, as reported in a Saturday Bangor Daily News obituary. Born in Bangor, Dearborn earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University before joining the UMaine faculty in 1966. A renowned expert in marine animals, Dearborn made several research expeditions […]
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Contact: Louis Morin, 5812854 With a backdrop of UMaine’s School of Forest Resources’ annual holiday tree sale at Nutting Hall, forest resources instructor Louis Morin is available to discuss proper care of holiday trees to keep them healthy, robust and – more important – safe indoors during the holiday season. While many people like the […]
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Contact: Fogler Library, 581-1666 Fogler library has announced extended hours for finals week, Dec. 8-17. They are: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 8 a.m. – Thursday, Dec. 9, 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 8 a.m. – Friday, Dec. 10, 2:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m. – Saturday, Dec. 11, 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. […]
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Contact: Amanda Missud, 251-3011; Meghan McCarthy, 841-1596 Members of Habitat UMaine, UMaine’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity, are camping out in a homemade shanty in front of Memorial Union today through Friday, Dec. 3, as part of the annual “There’s Snow Place Like Home” fundraiser. Teams of four students will each spend a night braving […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Former Maine education commissioner J. Duke Albanese will visit UMaine on Monday Dec. 6, as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Albanese currently serves as senior policy adviser in Maine’s Great Schools Partnership. Albanese will spend the day at UMaine, […]
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Contact: Amie Dick, (201) 415-0933 or amie.dick@umit.maine.edu The Bangor-based “Adventure Girls” program for girls in grades 2-6, created by the nonprofit advocacy group Hardy Girls Healthy Women (HGHW) in Waterville, is accepting registrations for one of its upcoming activities to be held in Deering Hall at UMaine on Jan. 15 from 1-3 p.m., a presentation […]
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Contact: 581-1454 Jason Harkins of the Maine Business School faculty and expert on entrepreneurship is the speaker scheduled for a small business seminar Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Foster Center for Student Innovation at UMaine. The discussion is free and open to all students, faculty, staff and others. Harkins will speak about […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, (207) 581-1904 ORONO — The 2010 Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration will take place Saturday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The event is free and open to the public. The annual holiday event features Maliseet, Micmac, […]
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When stars want to make a splash on the red carpet, they usually call in the heavy hitters: Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Versace. But for the 2010 Met Costume Institute Gala, pop star Katy Perry wanted to light up the night. Literally. So her stylist called in Ryan Genz and Francesca Rosella of CuteCircuit, […]
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