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UMaine to Host Ethernet Inventor

Contact: George Markowsky, (207) 581-3940; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 Robert Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet computer networking technology, is scheduled to speak at 2:10 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the University of Maine. The presentation, which will focus on using Internet technology to solve the energy crisis, will be held in Neville Hall, room 100. His […]

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Film Premiere at UMaine this Week

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — “The Way We Get By,” an acclaimed film based on the experiences of the Maine Troop Greeters, will premiere at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts on Thursday April 9.  There premiere, which will be attended by Gov. John Baldacci, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud and U.S. Rep. […]

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Maine Masque Presents ‘Boys’ Life’ April 8-11 at UMaine

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s Maine Masque student production is “Boys’ Life,” a play that should appeal to college-age young people dealing with the conflicts of early adulthood as they move from a largely carefree lifestyle to one with more commitment and consequence. Written by playwright Howard Korder and directed by Simon […]

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Two UMaine Students Receive Prestigious Udall Scholarships

Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 We humbly apologize, but the original version of this release contained an error.  Laura Wood’s hometown is Scarborough, not South Portland. ORONO — Two University of Maine students have received theM orris K. Udall Scholarship. Established in 1992 to commemorate Udall’s 30 years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, […]

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Jacobson Keynote to Highlight Day-Long Celebration

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — George Jacobson, Uuniversity of Maine professor emeritus and Maine’s State Climatologist, will give the keynote talk at a Friday April 17 celebration of UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology.  Jacobson will discuss “Ecological Dynamics and a World of Changing Climate: Perspectives from a Career in Paleoecology” at […]

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UMaine Students Fundraising April 30 for Children’s Service Dogs

Contact: Shirar Patterson, 581-8300; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A group of University of Maine students who successfully raised money last spring to buy a service dog for a local child with Muscular Dystrophy is planning another fundraising cookout this year, with three live bands, on the UMaine Mall. “Rock the Dog II” will be […]

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UMaine’s Pelletier Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Contact: Ray Pelletier, 581-4227; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Ray Pelletier, associate professor of French and chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics at UMaine, has received the first annual Richard Williamson Award for Leadership in Modern and Classical Languages, a prestigious statewide award bestowed annually to an individual who has advanced modern […]

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Education Professor Hoff Receives Outstanding Teacher Award

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Dianne Hoff, associate professor of educational leadership in the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, is the recipient of the college’s 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award. Hoff, who has been on the faculty at the University of Maine since 1999, received the award Wednesday evening at the “3.5 Presidential […]

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UMaine Museum Offers ‘Pathways to the Past’ for Children on April Vacation

Contact: Patty Henner, 581-1400; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO –The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum is offering historical time-traveling for area youth through its annual “Pathways to the Past” heritage day camp during April school vacation. The camp, for children ages 6-10, is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, through Friday, April 24. […]

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