Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Department of Philosophy Colloquium Nov. 30 will present a lecture by John Russon, associate philosophy professor at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, and an expert in ancient philosophy and 19th and 20th century European philosophy. Titled “The Elements of Everyday Life: Three Lessons […]
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Contact: Jack Burt, 581-1773 (jburt@maine.edu)George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Jazz Ensemble is preparing a list of familiar favorites by some of the most poplar American jazz musicians for its annual fall concert Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Hauck Auditorium on the Orono campus. Under the direction of Jack Burt, […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will sponsor an organic grain production workshop from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 14. It is scheduled for the Bease Building in Albion Registration, which includes lunch, is $10. Preregistration is required by calling 800-287-1426 (in Maine) or 207-342-5971. The rapid growth in […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The museum will reopen on Monday, Nov. 27 at 9 a.m.
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Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — A series of informational seminars and fun activities will highlight the University of Maine’s “Commuters Count: Celebrating Commuter Students” week, beginning Monday Nov. 27. Approximately 8,000 of UMaine’s 11,797 students live off campus, with many of them residing in the Orono/Old Town area. A Tuesday resource information fair […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 WATERVILLE, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 2006 Fall Dairy Forage Conference on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at John Martin’s Manor on College Avenue in Waterville. This seasonal conference is designed for dairy producers and industry personnel to learn and discuss innovative […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 ORONO, Me.–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer organic dairy transition workshops at three locations: Houlton, December 4; Albion, December 5; and Turner, December 6. The workshops, each from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are free, but preregistration is required by calling 800-287-1426 (in Maine) or 207-342-5971. Participants will learn USDA […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) established the Professors of the Year Program in 1981. CASE works in cooperation with the Carnegie Foundation and various higher education associations to administer the award, nominees for which can be teachers at public or private institutions of higher […]
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Contact: Mary Cathcart, 581-1539; George Manlove, 581-3756 Photo available upon request. ORONO — Mary Cathcart, senior policy associate at UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was recognized recently as one of three 2006 Maryann Hartman Award winners. The university’s Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program organizes the annual awards, which recognize accomplished Maine […]
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Contact: Mazie Hough, 581-1225; Angela Hart, 581-1228 ORONO –The University of Maine will host the 21st Annual Maine Women’s Studies Conference on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to offering panel discussions on immigration, globalization, Maine history, student activism and more, the conference will have two main sessions. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, […]
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