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School of Economics Taking Household Finance to the Schools

Contacts: Sarah Morehead, 978-210-1944; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – UMaine’s School of Economics has revised its Financial Literacy outreach program, and is now taking it into Maine’s middle and high schools to reach younger audiences. Graduate student Sarah Morehead, a research assistant in the School of Economics, spent the past semester teaching and counseling as […]

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Maine Artist Redfield Installing Work at Hutchinson Center Tuesday

Jan. 4, 2010 Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BELFAST — Lincolnville based artisan Janet Redfield (http://janetredfield.com/) will be at the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast Tuesday Jan. 5, installing stained glass art works in the building’s atrium. Redfield has created the large-scale pieces as part of Maine’s Percent for Art program.  That […]

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UMaine Professor Named IEEE Fellow

Contact: Professor John Vetelino, (207) 581-2264; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine electrical and computer engineering Professor John Vetelino has been conferred as a 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. Vetelino received the honor for his contributions to acoustic wave properties of piezoelectric crystals and their application in […]

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UMaine Roundtable Takes Up Green Jobs for Women Dec. 11

News advisory – Dec. 10, 2009 Contact: Sharon Barker, 581-1508 ORONO — What is a “green” job and how do you get one? This question and others will be up for exploration Friday, Dec. 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the UMaine Wells Conference Center, as the Women’s Resource Center sponsors a public roundtable discussion on […]

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UMaine Graduate Student Collaborates with Cheese Maker on Omega-3 Fortified Cheese

Contact: Brianna Hughes, 207-837-2872 ORONO – What do goats and fish have in common?  Not much until UMaine graduate student Brianna Hughes and Seal Cove Farm proprietor Barbara Brooks got together to talk about fortifying goat cheese with highly purified omega-3-rich fish oil. The project, funded by Maine Technology Institute, blends the mission of the […]

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Maine Tree Club Planning 2010 Outings

Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, ME— Maine residents and visitors can learn more about one of the state’s greatest resources by joining the Maine Tree Club, ane ducational 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 collaborate […]

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Maple Grading School this Week in Skowhegan

Contact: Kathy Hopkins at 474-9622 SKOWHEGAN — The sixth annual Maple Grading School is scheduled for Thursday Dec. 3 and Friday Dec. 4 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive in Skowhegan. Maine will host this event for the first time.  It brings together maple producers, bulk syrup buyers, […]

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UMaine Museum of Art Announces Free Admission in 2010

Nov. 30, 2009 Contact: George Kinghorn, 561-3354 BANGOR — As the holiday season commences, the University of Maine Museum of Art announces a wonderful gift to the community and region — another year of free admission. Through the generosity of Machias Savings Bank the Museum of Art will continue to open its doors for all […]

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