Contact: Mary Dickinson Bird, Chair, Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, 866-2578 ORONO –The University of Maine’s remarkable women in science — past, present, and future — were the honored at a special Earth Day reception held on Sunday, April 27. The Annual Earth Day Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Edith Marion […]
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Contact: Cameron Wake, UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, (603) 862-2329; Karl Kreutz, University of Maine Climate Change Institute, (207) 581-3011; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 DURHAM, N.H. — The State of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Some 170 Maine high school and middle school students will visit the University of Maine on Thursday May 1 to learn more about climate change science. The students will engage in hands-on activities and interact with UMaine faculty and graduate student scientists. The event runs from 10 […]
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Contact: Maureen Smith, 581-4450, Sandra Butler, 581-2382 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Maine studies program is pleased to announce Valerie Mitchell of West Old Town and Holly Blanchard-Reed of Portland are the winners of the 2008 Maine Studies Research and Creativity Awards. A history major with minors in Native American studies and museum studies, […]
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Contact: Sandra Horne, 581-1236 ORONO – Lucille A. Zeph, director of the University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies and associate professor of education, has been invited to serve on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Planning Workgroup. The invitation came from Dr. Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Laurie Lachance, president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation, will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, April 30 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Lachance will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO –An informal survey of noise levels in four area video arcades found decibel peaks capable of causing temporary hearing loss in people exposed to them for as little as 30 seconds. The concern is that extended or frequent exposure to such high decibels can compound damage to the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will award approximately 1,860 degrees at its 206th Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 10 at Alfond Arena. UMaine’s graduation format calls for two separate indoor ceremonies. During the 10 a.m. ceremony, degrees will be awarded to graduates from the College of Business, Public […]
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Contact: Herb Crosby (207) 581-2134; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Trying to navigate wheelchairs over rough, hilly terrain can be a risky business, as their more outdoorsy users can tell you. A chair can roll backwards should your hands come off the wheels even for an instant, and tipping over on an incline is […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — For the first time, the top two graduating students in a University of Maine class are international students. Marianne Schneider of Jena, Germany is the class valedictorian and Anh Do of Hanoi, Vietnam is the salutatorian. They are the top students among the 1,860 graduates scheduled to […]
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