Contact: Beth Wiemann, 581-1244; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A two-act, contemporary opera composed by UMaine School of Performing Arts Professor of Music Beth Wiemann placed fourth out of five semi-finalists in the 2007 Opera Vista Competition in Houston. Excerpts from the five selected works were presented to a live audience on June 22 and […]
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Contact: Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations Specialist, 207-581-1696 ORONO — The University of Maine has reached an agreement with BookSurge International to make available out-of-print books in Fogler Library through Amazon.com’s print-on-demand services. This partnership will allow Fogler Library to achieve partial cost recovery of its efforts to digitize books, the products of which […]
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Contact: Kyle McCaskill, 207-581-3185 ORONO, Me–The first annual National Pollinator Week, June 24-30, will promote awareness of the importance of bees, birds, bats, butterflies, beetles, and other pollinators. The pollinator garden–an evolving project–will be open at the University of Maine
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Contact: Dennis Russell, 581-4017; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Voluntary Ambulance Corps (UVAC)recently received an upgraded competency rating from a consortium ofemergency care and health organizations in Maine, recognizing the30-year-old service for its advancement. The Maine Center for Disease Control’s Cardiovascular Health Programand Maine Emergency Medical Services’ “Maine HeartSafe Communities”upgraded the […]
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Contact: Kevin Birch, 581-6941 UMaine music faculty member Kevin Birch, director of music and organistat St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Bangor, will lecture on historicE. & G. G. Hook organs in Maine later this month at theInternational Organ Festival in Berlin, Germany. The organs were selected to illustrate key developments in organbuilding in New England […]
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Contact: David Mitchell ’87, President/Senior Skull Alumni Interest Group, (207) 807-8526; Bob Potts, Adviser/Senior Skull Society, (207) 581-2586 or 1 (800) 934-2586 ORONO, Me. — In an effort to reach out to more alumni worldwide, the University of Maine Alumni Association has announced the creation of a new kind of alumni community – the […]
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Contact: Gleason Gray, Extension Educator, 207-942-7396 STILLWATER, Maine–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a panel of university and other local experts to help gardeners identify bugs, weeds and diseases they may encounter while gardening. The rain-or-shine meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26 at the University of Maine
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Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum is offering its first “Pathways to the Past” day camp for kids June 25-29, providing a chance for area children ages 6-12 to learn about what it was like to grow up in rural Maine from the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine announced a million dollar gift on Friday night at its annual recognition dinner for top philanthropic donors. The Stillwater Society Dinner, held at Buchanan Alumni House, also featured the recognition of four distinguished alumni couples for their dedication and long-term support of their […]
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Contact: Kristen Whiting-Grant, 207-646-1555 x115 SOUTH PORTLAND — The southern Maine coast is the most populated and most frequently visited region in the state. Sandy beaches are a major attraction for residents and visitors alike, fueling the economy. Yet Maine’s beaches face an uncertain future, as climate change and population pressure will present many challenges […]
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