Contact: Gregory Zaro, 581-1857 or Gregory.Zaro@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Stephen Norton, University of Maine professor emeritus of Earth sciences, will present the second lecture in the UMaine Climate Change Institute’s monthly series, “Climate Change on Planet Earth.” The lecture is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Bangor Public Library. Norton, an internationally known […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; UMaine Wabanaki Center, (207) 581-1417 More than 30 years of hard work and dedication has culminated with the publication of the first-ever Passamaquoddy-Maliseet dictionary. The book, published by the University of Maine Press, is authored by Passamaquoddy tribal elder David A. Francis; Robert M. Leavitt, former director of the Mi’kmaq-Maliseet […]
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Contact: Gina Edwards at <a class=”darkblueones” href=”mailto:gina.edwards@umit.maine.edu “>gina.edwards@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Bolstered by seven new first-year students who joined up this fall, the University of Maine Dressage Club is the largest it has even been, with 12 students involved. For the first time, UMaine will field two teams for International Dressage Association (IDA) competitions. Tryouts for […]
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Contact: Karen Hawkes at (207) 581-2443 ORONO, Maine — Union #69 (Hope Elementary School) is thel atest district to join the ranks of Sports Done Right accredited school communities in Maine. The Sports Done Right Board of Directors unanimously approved Hope Elementary School last month, noting impressive progress and implementation strategies. With this newest accreditation, […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Samuel T. Hess, (207) 581-1022 Scientists at the University of Maine have developed a new way of looking at the molecular organization of cells by creating a microscope system they call FPALM (Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy). They already have used FPALM to image living cells with membranes that contain a […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine will host the Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force Research and Development Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4. The task force is comprised of regional and federal government and industry organizations, and post secondary institutions seeking a better understanding of what opportunities […]
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Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, Me.– Maine citizens and visitors can learn more about one of the state’s greatest resources by joining the Maine Tree Club, an educational project designed for people of all ages to learn about trees. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Forest Service and the Pine Tree State Arboretum coordinate […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine Army and Navy ROTC students will play a Wednesday morning flag football game, battling for bragging rights that will last at least until next Saturday’s traditional game between the service academies. The UMaine game is scheduled for 6 a.m. in UMaine’s Mahaney Dome. The […]
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Contact: Louis Morin, 481-2854 ORONO — The University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources is holding its longstanding annual holiday tree sale for scholarships through Dec. 14, in front of the Nutting Hall courtyard. Forestry students expect to sell more than 100 Fraser fir or balsam trees, 4 feet tall and up for $16-$36, says […]
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Contact: Jesse Moriarity, 581-1427 ORONO — The four student teams from UMaine that created novel ideas for repurposing the plastic water bottle as part of an international Global Innovation Challenge last week have received awards and recognition from the Foster Student Innovation Center on campus. Founded and sponsored by Stanford University in recognition of Global […]
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