Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Habib Dagher (207) 581-2110 ORONO, Maine — A National Geographic special commissioned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will feature a University of Maine project that has created secure shipping containers equipped with sensors to tell handlers when the cargo unit has been tampered with. “Hi-Tech War on Terror” […]
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Contact: Liam Riordan, 581-1913; Betsy Arntzen, 581-4225 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Department of History and Canadian-American Center are presenting a series of public lectures and teacher workshops on the American Revolution, in Bangor, Belfast and Portland, to draw attention to and provide Maine teachers with educational material about the American Revolution, loyalism and […]
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Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968; Andrei Strukov, 581-1925; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Special travel-study courses offered through the University of Maine previously have focused on Canada, Europe, China and other regions, as international interest keys on areas of rising global significance. Now, as the world watches to see how Russia manages perhaps the largest mass […]
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Contact: Michael Palmer, 329-5015 ORONO — Thanks to an anonymous individual or individuals, a professor in the UMaine Department of Political Science has received financial backing to create a new controversial speakers series on campus. The first speaker inaugurates the series today from 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. James W. […]
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Contact: Alan Davenport, 581-1341; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium will host several specially choreographed musical laser shows in February, featuring iconic musical selections from over the decades, and selected through an online voting process by the public. Planetarium director Alan Davenport says the show Feb. 15-21 will […]
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Contact: Yanghee Kwon, 992-7593; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Members of UMaine’s Pi Beta Phi sorority are holding an unusual race to take place during the halftime intermission of the UMaine men’s basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25 — a reading-aloud race to raise funds for a children’s book charity. The sorority has recruited two volunteer […]
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Contact: Steve Evans, 581- 3818 ORONO — The University of Maine Museum of Art and the English Department’s New Writing Series program have teamed up to present a poetry reading at 4:30 p.m. today by Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco, in conjunction with an art exhibit by British-born painter and printmaker John Bailly. The poetry reading, […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BANGOR SAVINGS BANK SPONSORS “VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TO SHARE EXPERTS” VIEWS ON MAINE’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY ORONO — Beginning Monday, January 26, four University of Maine professors will present research-based perspectives on topics that can help Maine citizens and policymakers gain deeper understanding of issues affecting Maine’s economic future. The […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Stephanie Burnett, (207) 581-2937 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine graduate, best-selling author and TV host Paul Tukey, a nationally recognized landscaper and gardener, is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at UMaine’s Wells Commons. Tukey is best-known as the founding editor and publisher of “People, Places […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy says that today’s announcement of Sen. Susan Collins’ appointment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations reflects her status as a leader in Congress and the respect that she has earned nationally. “This is exciting news and I congratulate Sen. Collins […]
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