Contact: Diane Linscott, 326-4803 George Manlove, 581-3856 Editors’ note: The following cities or towns are mentioned in this news release: Penobscot, Hanover, Orono, Winslow & Southwest Harbor, Maine, and Portsmouth and Exeter, N.H. ORONO — Professional jazz singer, recording artist and University of Maine alum Diane Linscott has established a scholarship fund for former UMaine […]

Contact: Dana Morse at (207) 563-3146, a member of the UMaine Marine Extension Team, a collaboration of Maine Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension WALPOLE — As anyone who has tended plants will tell you, it can be a lot of work to keep your crop healthy and thriving.  You need a lot of light, the […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo of Douglas Gardner is available upon request. ORONO — Douglas Gardner, University of Maine professor of Wood Science and Technology, and a member of the UMaine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center’s research team, has been named as one of the co-recipients of the 2008 Forest Products […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composite Center will host composites researchers and manufacturers from around the globe at the fourth International Conference on Advanced Engineered Wood & Hybrid Composites in Bar Harbor, July 6 — 10.  The conference is scheduled for the Bar Harbor Club, […]

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350, kj@umit.maine.edu Digital images are available on request Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present three new exhibitions beginning July 18: Katherine Bradford, Stella Johnson: Al Sol, and Nicole Duennebier.    KATHERINE BRADFORD Katherine Bradford exhibits a new series of paintings that depict […]

Contact: Ellen Mallory, (207) 581-2942George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Maine farmers coping with rising fuel, energy and production costs must now look beyond historically tried and true practices to achieve greater efficiencies — efficiencies mandatory for survival in some cases. Ellen Mallory, UMaine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture specialist, is available to discuss the topic with […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 NEWS ADVISORY ORONO — More than 20 international experts will be in Belfast Thursday July 17 and Friday July 18 to participate in a conference examining the factors that could lead to the spread of nuclear weapons in various hot spots around the world. The University of Maine’s School […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, July 10 at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center on Rt. 16 in Stillwater. Activities will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m. General subject areas will include Energy […]

Contact: Jane Conroy, 207-564-3301 ORONO, Me.–Rising food costs have persuaded more than the usual number of Mainers to plant gardens this year. Many may be thinking about preserving their harvest for the first time–or dusting off old canning equipment. Those who plan to can garden surplus this year should be sure to get up-to-date information. […]

Contact: Amos E. Orcutt, 207 581-5100 ORONO — Amos Orcutt, president/CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, has announced the promotion of Sarah McPartland-Good to director of planned giving. She will have the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating the Foundation’s comprehensive gift planning program. “The Foundation has seen steady growth over the past several […]