Contact: Kevin Simon (207) 581-2618; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Three University of Maine professors, in collaboration with colleagues at Virginia Tech, recently received nearly $800,000 to study the impact that pollution from excess nitrogen is having on the environment. “Nitrogen in general is a huge problem,” says Kevin Simon, UMaine assistant professor […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Benjamin Gordon Freedman of Caribou has been awarded a 2009-2010 graduate fellowship from Tau Beta Pi, the world’s largest engineering honor society. Freedman, the son of Dale Gordon of Caribou and Jon Freedman of Bangor, will pursue a doctoral program in bioprocess engineering at Virginia Tech, focusing on the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 More information about UMaine commencement, including the text of the commencement speech and details about the honorary degree recipients, the valedictorian and the salutatorian, is online. ORONO — Encouraging graduates to embrace America’s entrepreneurial spirit and to approach their careers with passion and enthusiasm, the head of the U.S. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s 207th commencement is scheduled for Saturday May 9, inside at Alfond Arena. As always, the event consists of two ceremonies, one at 10 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. Each will last approximately 2 hours. Northbound I-95 traffic and traffic between the Interstate […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine has recognized four employees, two from its classified staff and two from its professional staff, as winners of annual outstanding employee awards. These awards recognize outstanding professional accomplishment and dedicated service. Formal presentation of the awards is scheduled for the Employee Recognition and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Four esteemed University of Maine professors, each with long and distinguished records of service to the university and its students, were announced this afternoon as the winners of UMaine’s annual top faculty awards. The awards are part of the annual Academic Honors Convocation, traditionally held the day […]
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Contact: Alfred Bushway, (207) 581-1629; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine Professor Alfred Bushway has been selected as an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow for 2009 for his contributions to the industry in the areas of food processing and food safety for fruits, vegetables, seafood, meat and poultry. Founded in 1939, […]
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Contact: Melissa Potts, (800) 287-7170 or (207) 581-2788; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Recognizing that it’s crucial to be aware of proper sanitation practices and ensuring the safety of Maine artisan cheese, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping the Maine Cheese Guild by promoting food safety awareness, proper sanitation practices and an […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s 207th commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 9 at Alfond Arena, will bring a total of approximately 12,000 people to the Orono campus. As most of those graduates and visitors will travel by automobile on Interstate 95 from south of Orono, significant delays, of […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Photo available upon request ORONO – The Maine Business School recently named one of Maine’s top business advocates, Cianbro president, chair and CEO Peter Vigue, as the recipient of its 2009 Achievement in Business Award. Vigue, a member of the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation board of directors […]
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