Nov. 30, 2009 Contact: George Kinghorn, 561-3354 BANGOR — As the holiday season commences, the University of Maine Museum of Art announces a wonderful gift to the community and region — another year of free admission. Through the generosity of Machias Savings Bank the Museum of Art will continue to open its doors for all […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen at (207) 581-3742 kristen.andresen@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Applying to medical school can be a full-time job. But for two University of Maine juniors, the job has become a lot easier. Microbiology major Jonathan Pelletier of Falmouth, Maine, and biochemistry major Aaron Perreault of Northfield, N.H., recently learned that they had received early acceptance […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3571; Kathryn Jovanelli, 561-3350 The University of Maine Museum of Art will hold a news conference to announce an important gift to the community in 2010 from Machias Savings Bank. The announcement will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30. The museum is located at 40 Harlow St. in Bangor.
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Contact: Cathy Billings at (207) 581-1443 ORONO — The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is planning a Holiday Lobster and Wine Feast on Thursday, Dec. 3 in Orono to celebrate a mother and son who are the last two winners of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council’s Lobster Chef of the Year Award. Margaret […]
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Contact: Richard Young (207) 581-4184 ORONO — Every year, the University Bookstore—the University of Maine’s official bookstore—commissions the design of a UMaine ornament. Each edition is carefully crafted of the finest materials and depicts a university landmark or symbol. However, the real beauty of the ornament is how it benefits others. Through its annual commemorative […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Alston D. “Pete” Correll and Ada Lee Correll of Atlanta, Georgia, have provided a $2 million gift to the University of Maine. The gift will be directed to four key areas at UMaine, where Pete Correll received two master’s degrees in engineering, one in 1966 and one in […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Recognizing the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s international prominence in climate science, the prestigious University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has selected UMaine for membership. The organization’s member institutions unanimously approved UMaine’s application at its recent annual meeting. UCAR and its associated National Center for Atmospheric […]
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Contact: Abtin Mehdizadegan ORONO — Comedian Bob Saget will perform at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts on Tuesday Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. The former star of the ABC Televsion program “Full House,” Saget also hosted “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on ABC and “1 vs. 100” on NBC. He is also […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Professor Emeritus David C. Smith, a Maine native and University of Maine graduate who served on the UMaine history faculty for nearly 25 years before his 1994 retirement, has died at the age of 80. Smith, who was born in Lewiston to a mother whose Maine roots […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday Nov. 10, as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Pingree, the 99th Speaker of the Maine House, has served in the Maine Legislature since 2002. She […]
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