Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A grand opening and dedication for the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Memorial Plaza will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. The granite and brick park, located beside the Memorial Union, will feature a series of quotes from the civil rights leader. […]
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Contact: Sarah Joughin, 581-3423; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and an international smorgasbord of foods featuring spicy Indian and Sri Lankan curries, Vietnamese spring rolls, delicacies from the Middle East all are on the program for this year’s 21st annual Culturefest, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University […]
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Contact: Al Bushway, The University of Maine Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition (207) 581-1629; Bob Bayer, Lobster Institute, The University of Maine (207) 581-2785 ORONO — With the price of lobsters at some of the lowest prices seen in over 20 years, people aren’t waiting for a special occasion to bring lobsters home […]
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Contact: Scott Johnson, 581-2142 ORONO — Scott Johnson, professor of Earth sciences, has been elected to the management board of the Structural Geology and Tectonics Division of the Geological Society of America. During this four-year commitment, Johnson will rotate through a cycle of second vice chair, first vice chair, chair and past chair positions. Established […]
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Contact: Len Kaye or Jason Charland, 262-7928; George Manlove, 581-3756 PORTLAND — Prescription drug use, abuse, return and disposal are the focus of the multifaceted “2008 International Symposium on Pharmaceuticals in the Home and Environment: Catalyst for Change” conference, scheduled Nov. 10-11 by the University of Maine Center on Aging and the Maine Benzodiazepine Study […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, a federally endowed and privately funded program designed to strengthen instruction about the constitution in the nation’s schools, will award generous fellowships in 2009 for master’s degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the U.S. Constitution. College seniors […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Habib Dagher, (207) 581-2138 ORONO, Maine — Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a patent on new technology that could change waterfront construction methods for both private individuals and large companies looking to build docks, piers, and port facilities. Using technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Composites Center, […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Portland artist Christopher Michael Sullivan will give a talk, “Branding the Mission Driven Practice,” Tuesday Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in Room 100 of UMaine’s Lord Hall. The talk is an introduction to the artist’s work. It is part of UMaine’s Visiting Artist Program, sponsored by the […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, 581-3777; Jennifer O’Leary, UMaine Extension marketing leader, (207) 299-7751 Oil prices may have dropped for the moment, but keeping Mainers warm this winter continues to be a concern. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is doing its best to make sure residents are bundled up for the cold season now upon us through […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Bob Bayer, (207) 581-2785; Dan Zawacki, (800) Live-Lob or (800) 548-3562 Supply may be up and price may be down causing those in the lobster industry some stress, but the University of Maine Lobster Institute and a company with local ties are trying to give business a little boost. Lobster […]
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