Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — David Lebrun’s 2004 animated documentary “Proteus” will provide the framework for a Wednesday Nov. 11 event that is part of the University of Maine’s semester-long Celebration of Darwin. “Darwin After Dark: A Night of Film and Discussion” is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Arthur St. John Hill […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A memorial celebration in remembrance of Edward “Sandy” Ives, the longtime University of Maine professor who died in August at the age of 83, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7. It will begin at 2 p.m. at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. Ives, a UMaine faculty member for […]
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Contact: Bruce Wiersma, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at (207) 581-3798 ORONO AND AUGUSTA– Maine people, New England’s governors, and officials in the Obama Administration have all expressed interest in landscape scale conservation, creating an unprecedented opportunity to conserve Maine forests and maintain the values they provide for Maine’s residents and visitors. This is […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Celebration of Darwin class and lecture series continues on Monday Nov. 2 and Wednesday Nov. 4. Prof. Marie Hayes will give a Monday talk, “Struggle for Existence, Brain Stem Structure, Human/Fetal Interaction” and Prof. Alan Rosenwasser will speak on Wednesday about “The Evolution […]
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Contact Rebecca Powers (rebecca.powers@umit.maine.edu or 522-0677) ORONO — On Sunday, Nov. 8, the members of the University of Maine Standardbred Drill Team will host a 5.5-mile Trail Ride at UMaine’s J. F. Witter Research and Teaching Farm on College Avenue in Old Town. The team will use the proceeds to help the Spirit of Hope […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 Omar Khan at (207) 581-1949 ORONO — The University of Maine will host the fourth annual Inter-Collegiate Business Conference on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The conference will bring together business leaders, government officials and business students to interact and gain deeper insights into current […]
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Contacts: John Mahon, 581-1968; Andrei Strukov, 581-1925; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Special travel-study courses offered through the University of Maine previously have focused on Canada, Europe, China and other regions, as international interest keys on areas of rising global significance. A springtime travel-study course being offered through the Maine Business School and Division of […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association is sponsoring a public concert featuring the University of Maine Symphony Orchestra with visiting musicians from Guatemala and guest conductor James Ball on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at UMaine’s Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall. The University Symphony Orchestra, […]
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Contacts: Sarah Joughin, 581-3423 ORONO – The University of Maine will hold its 22nd Culturefest Saturday, Nov. 7, a festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world. Held annually in the UMaine Field House from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Culturefest attracts more than 1,000 visitors from campus and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two renowned archaeobiology experts from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History will visit the University of Maine next week, for lectures presented by UMaine’s Dept. of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute. Bruce Smith, Smithsonian curator of North American archaeology, will discuss “Everything You Need to […]
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