UMaine News

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Stephanie Burnett, (207) 581-2937 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine graduate, best-selling author and TV host Paul Tukey, a nationally recognized landscaper and gardener, is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at UMaine’s Wells Commons. Tukey is best-known as the founding editor and publisher of “People, Places […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy says that today’s announcement of Sen. Susan Collins’ appointment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations reflects her status as a leader in Congress and the respect that she has earned nationally. “This is exciting news and I congratulate Sen. Collins […]

Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4389 or 299-2418 ORONO — Installation artist Liz Nofziger will give two multimedia lectures at UMaine this week: The first, “Site-Specific Installation,” will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in 100 Lord Hall. The second, “Aspect: The Chronicle of New Media Art,” is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23. […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Dan Sandweiss (207) 581-1889 ORONO, Maine — As global climate change leaves us wondering how we will prosper in the coming century, archaeologists look to the past to learn how our ancestors dealt with such problems. The story is not always encouraging. University of Maine anthropology professor and graduate dean […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff at (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — For the second year in a row, the University of Maine’s AEWC, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, has been recognized as an industry leader by the American Composites Manufacturers Association. The Center received two awards last year for its blast resistant tent panels made of composite […]

Contact: Noelle Keyser (207) 581-3131 ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Psychological Services Center will present a new 12-week “Incredible Years” parenting class Monday evenings starting February 9, 2009.  The weekly classes, scheduled for the third floor of UMaine’s Corbett Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m., conclude on Monday April 27. This award-winning […]

Contact: Kyle McCaskill, 207-581-3185 ORONO, Me. — As the thermometer approached 30 below in many parts of the state, University of Maine Cooperative Extension announced ublication of “Maine Home Energy,” aseries of bulletins designed to help Mainers keep warm, save money, heat safely, and conserve energy. The bulletins can be freely downloaded at extension.umaine.edu (click […]

Contact: WIC/WST Program at 581-1228 ORONO — The University of Maine Women int he Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Spring 2009 Lunch Series will begin Tuesday, Jan. 27, with “ReafFIRMing the Ideal: A Focus Group Analysis of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.” Speakers include Nicole Cloud, adjunct instructor of communication at Kennebec Valley Community […]

Contact: Sandra Horne, 581-1236 ORONO – Stephen Gilson, professor of social work and of interdisciplinary disability studies, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, recently received the prestigious 2008 Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity from the national Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). The AUCD is a membership organization of three national […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Martin Lawoko (207) 581-2294 ORONO, Maine — Reducing the country’s dependence on petroleum-based products has become a priority and it’s something that University of Maine analytical chemist Martin Lawoko works toward achieving every day as part of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative. Recently, he published a 68-page book about his […]