Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, June 5, 2009. Mount Auburn Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most beautiful landscapes in America. Participants will be leD on a guided tour of the 175- acre […]
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Contact: Cathy Billings, Lobster Institute, 207-581-2751, Dianne Ward, Kenniston Hill Inn B&B, 207-633-2159 ORONO, Me. – No SATs required, no essay tests, and some of the most luxurious dorm rooms ever — those are some of the inviting characteristics of Lobster College, a popular program from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine. Organizers are […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will award degrees to its Class of 2009 at the university’s 207th commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Saturday May 9 at Harold Alfond Arena in Orono. A 10 a.m. ceremony is for graduates in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health; the College […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350 BANGOR — George Kinghorn, Director of the University of Maine Museum of Art, was invited to serve as juror of the 81st edition of the national publication “New American Paintings” that will be released at major booksellers such as Borders and Barnes and Noble later this week. “New American […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 (joecarr@maine.edu) The University of Maine Climate Change Institute will host the 2009 Harold W. Borns Symposium May 7 and May 8 at Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. This symposium brings together the UMaine community each year for a focused discussion of emerging research and topics related […]
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Contact: Steven Kimball, 581-3904 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics has announced the student winners of more than $14,000 in scholarships for 2009. The department also awarded 13 students book awards and inducted 19 new members into the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society during ceremonies April 30 in Barrows […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742; NOAA contact: Bob Hansen, (202) 482-4594 ORONO — Two University of Maine sophomores have received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Samantha Bond, a marine science major, zoology minor and honors student from Temple, N.H., and Jeremy Bender, a marine science major and honors student from […]
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Contact: Susan Bennett-Armstead, 581-2418; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Students from UMaine and Eastern Maine Community College recently joined forces to create a networking organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of giving very young children the best educational opportunities possible, even before they reach school age. They began their advocacy with a message […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, (207) 780-4205 ORONO, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension information is available to those who wish to find, grow, use and store in-season fruitsand vegetables in Maine. Visit https://extension.umaine.edu/ to order or download bulletins to fit the season, including May favorites such as Factson Fiddleheads, Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine,and Fruitsfor […]
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Contact: Changmin Yan, 581-2330; Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 ORONO – Bangor, Maine, is a long way from Madison Avenue. But the advertising lessons that University of Maine students have learned by working with local businesses are as real as those in New York. Students in UMaine’s Advertising Campaigns class have spent the spring semester creating integrated […]
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