UMaine Homecoming Activities Fill Weekend
Football and hockey games, food drive and craft fair are among the activities on tap.
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Ellsworth American Notes Business Conference
The Ellsworth American newspaper’s website has posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release about the first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show scheduled in Ellsworth Nov. 1–2. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to give the keynote address. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreNewspaper Advances Conference on Slow Food
The Bangor Daily News carried an article announcing the ESTIA Conference on “Slow Food, a Model for Sustainable and Healthy Living,” which is being held Oct. 26–27 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. More than 20 speakers, including U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine and several UMaine faculty members, will address topics such as understanding the […]
Read moreTV Report on Marine Band Concert
Chris White, the University of Maine director of bands, was interviewed for a Channel 5 (WABI) report on the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s sold-out Oct. 16 performance at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts. The concert was part of the band’s 31-day tour. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreHill Interviewed for Channel 2 Heat Pump Report
University of Maine professor emeritus of mechanical engineering Dick Hill was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the benefits and economic savings potential of heat pump technology. Hill said he expects to save money following his installation of a heat pump, but the pump does have a limited capacity, especially at very cold […]
Read moreBrewer Comments in Same-Sex Marriage Article
University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Seacoastonline article on the potential for passage of the same-sex marriage referendum facing Maine voters in November. Brewer said based on the grassroots campaigning by supporters, he thinks Maine will become the first state in the nation to endorse same-sex marriage at the ballot […]
Read moreIntermedia Professor’s Videos Being Featured on Seattle Talk Show
University of Maine professor Owen Smith, director of the Intermedia MFA Program, will have his video presentation “8 Transitions: video event works” presented as part of a celebration of the 100th birthday of composer John Cage. The event will be held on Oct. 20 at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Seattle. The Late […]
Read moreBarbara Higgins Bodwell, 1923–2012
University of Maine graduate Barbara Higgins Bodwell, who sponsored the Barbara Bodwell Volunteer Center at the University of Maine and with her husband, Russell Bodwell, was awarded UMaine’s Stillwater Presidential Award in 2010, passed away Monday, Oct. 15., at her home in Orono. “Barbara Bodwell was an inspiration to all of us, but especially to […]
Read morePulitzer Prize-Winning Play Opens School of Performing Arts Theatre Season
The University of Maine School of Performing Arts theatre department opens its 2012–13 season with the award-winning play “How I Learned to Drive,” written by Paula Vogel. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 19 in the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20, 26, 27; at 2 […]
Read moreMPBN Referenda Report Comment Supports UMaine Lab Plan
Maine State Chamber of Commerce President Dana Connors, interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network on Maine’s upcoming referenda questions, said a proposed animal, plant and insect diagnostic laboratory at UMaine, along with new machine tool technology at community colleges, are “wise investments.” The lab is part of Question 2, on which voters will decide […]
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