Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine plans a community rally to show support as the Black Bear football rides a six-game winning streak into a Saturday showdown with the University of New Hampshire. The rally is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Thursday Nov. 20 at UMaine’s Memorial Union. UMaine and […]
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Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4358 ORONO — UMaine’s College of Engineering, the Maine Arts Commission and Intermedia Visiting Artist Program are presenting a lecture Nov. 24 by renowned West Coast sculptor and site plan artist Buster Simpson, whose work ranges from stand-alone gallery sculpture to magnificent parks and creative outdoor spaces encompassing the history, culture and […]
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Contact: Patricia Henner, 581-4100 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum will hold its annual wreath-making workshops Nov. 29 from 12-2 p.m., and Dec. 2 & 3, from 6-8 p.m., offering participants an opportunity to enjoy a hands-on start to the holiday season. Local craftsperson Claire Ackeroyd, who has been conducting […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, (207) 581-2806 ORONO, Maine — Photosynthesis generates the oxygen needed for life on earth as well as the biomass for food and biofuel production. The process is driven by the absorption of the sun’s energy by tiny green “bodies” called chloroplasts. The “solar-powered” sea slug Elysia chlorotica has […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Gordon Hamilton, 581-3446 ORONO, Maine – Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of a major outlet glacier. Leigh Stearns and Gordon Hamilton of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, along with Benjamin Smith of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A group of 16 University of Maine Business School students is conducting a study of Maine residents’ attitudes toward tourism. The research involves a brief online survey. The students are hoping residents across Maine will visit http://umainetourismsurvey.com to to provide their input. The results of the study […]
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Contact: Jesse Moriarity, 581-1427George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — How many ways can you send a message or create a new value-added product with a plastic water bottle? That’s precisely what more than a dozen student teams at the University of Maine will ponder over the next few days as part of the 2008 Global Entrepreneurship […]
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The MaineCard Online Office is now in service with many of the same functions and services offered by on-campus MaineCard kiosks and the Student Service Center in the Memorial Union. Students, parents, guardians and all UMaine employees can now add funds to their Black Bear Bucks accounts from the comfort of their own computers, according […]
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Contact: Beth Calder, 207-581-2791 ORONO, Me.–Some of our traditional holiday meal practices pose potential food-safety threats, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension experts. For example, consumers should know that turkey should never be thawed on the counter, stuffing a turkey is not recommended, and one should not eat food that has been left sitting […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Symphonic Band has been invited by the Bangor High School Band to perform a joint concert at the school’s Peakes Auditorium. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 4, 2008. The Bangor High School Band, under the direction of […]
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