Contact: Michael Robbins, (207) 581-2033; Len Kaye, (207) 262-7922; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s Department of Psychology and the Center on Aging are sponsoring a colloquium Jan. 23 to explore what biological, social and other characteristics are shared by people who live to 100 years or older. Keynote speaker […]
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Contact: Kathleen March at (207) 581-2088 ORONO –The University of Maine is one of 76 institutions nationwide to selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification. UMaine was recognized for curricular engagement, outreach and partnerships. “The classification is an honor, and a deserved one,” says Kathleen March, […]
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Contact: Patricia Counihan, 581-1355; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — In spite of a flagging economy, more than 100 employers in and around Maine will be looking to the University of Maine’s annual Career Fair Jan. 28 for promising new employees and interns in dozens of career fields ranging from healthcare and social services to engineering, […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Michael Kinnison, (207) 581-2575 ORONO, Maine – As predators, humans drastically are accelerating the rate at which noticeable trait changes occur in wild fish and other harvested species. Indeed, harvested species are changing at rates over 300 percent faster than seen in more natural circumstances, according to the results of […]
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Contact: George Kinghorn at 561-3354 BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art will ring in 2009 with a new logo — and another year of free admission. A generous donation by Machias Savings Bank will cover the admission fee for all individuals and groups who visit the museum through the end of 2009. […]
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Contact: Brenton Murray, 480-201-4678, or Tim Brauer, 203-414-6143 ORONO — Students at the University of Maine will spend three days in the bitter cold next month to draw attention to substandard housing in the Greater Bangor area. Feb. 2-4, members of the Habitat for Humanity — UMaine Campus Chapter plan to stay in makeshift shanties […]
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Contact: Stephen “Brooks” Dyer, 581-1082 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center will kick off its “Big Bears to Little Bears” challenge on Jan. 19. Now in its second year, the popular weight-loss challenge is open to the public. Over the course of three months, teams of three to five people […]
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Contact: James Linehan, 581-3287; Laurie Hicks, 581-3247 ORONO — The University Of Maine Department of Art’s annual senior capstone exhibit is open to the public through Jan. 23 in Lord Hall, featuring nearly 100 works by 11 UMaine senior art majors. The show, titled “Thought-Box,” is both the culmination of students’ art studies — a […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350 Note: Digital images to accompany this news release are available upon request. Contact Joe Carr (joecarr@maine.edu). BANGOR, Me. — The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present three new exhibitions beginning Jan, 16, 2009: A Bit of Colored Ribbon: Works by John Bailly, Metaphysics of Landscape: […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350 WORKSHOP INFORMATION:Fee: $75 Non-Members $65 Members/UMaine students with IDDates: February 28 and March 7, 9-1pmLocation: UMMA Classroom, 40 Harlow Street, BangorContact: 561.3350 Do you wonder what the flower symbol means on the back of your digital camera? Do you agonize over which resolution to use? Do you know what […]
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