Contact: Laura Wilson at (207) 581-2971 ORONO — The University of Maine will host the Northern Maine Water Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 14. More than 700 5th and 6th grade students, representing 14 schools, will attend the one-day event. Students, teachers and chaperones will attend presentations, explore an exhibit hall with hands-on water-related activities, and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Heather Pullen at (207) 581-2443 ORONO –When English teacher Douglas “Woody” Woodsum carried his “state-of-the-art” MacBook into class the first day of the Maine Writing Project’s Summer Institute in Orono this past summer, all he used it for was taking attendance and recording his grades. But one of his […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine State Senator Elizabeth Mitchell (D-Vassalboro) will visit the University of Maine on Thursday, Sept. 25 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Mitchell will spend the entire day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The […]
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Contact: Jennifer O’Leary, (207)299-7751 Autumn has begun, but the gardening season isn’t over yet! Learn about the things you can do right now to reduce insect damage and promote healthy growth in your garden next spring! The Autumn Garden:Preparing Now for Next Year’s Successful Growing Season A Brown Bag Lunch Lecture by Gleason Gray, Extension […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A University of Maine panel discussion on the Penobscot River Restoration Project is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 12:10-1:30 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Bangor Room. The forum, “Penobscot River Restoration Project: Prospects and Possibilities,” will feature four experts sharing their insights on the large-scale project, which brings […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski,1-800-287-1471 MONMOUTH, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will partner with Maine sheep and goat producer to present a day-long seminar focusing on small ruminant health. The Sheep and Goat Health Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 at UMaine’s Highmoor Farm, a Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station in Monmouth. […]
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Contact: Sharon Barker, 581-1508 ORONO — A statewide conference to kick off Maine-based activities, part of a new national initiative to improve girls’ performance and participation in science, technology, engineering and math, is planned Oct. 10 at Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. The Maine Girls Collaborative Project is part of the newly […]
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Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum has received a bequest of $475,000 from the estate of Henry H. Page, son of Edwin and Vesta Page, for whom the museum is named. The bequest is a generous addition to the existing endowment established in […]
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Contact: Gretchen Gfeller, (207) 581-1696 ORONO, Me.–In our fast-paced world filled with modern technology, few of us need to be convinced that the last hundred years have brought significant changes to the state of Maine and the Northeast. However, it may be hard to find evidence more compelling than a collection of glass plate negatives […]
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Contact: George Criner at (207) 581-3151; Kristen Andresen at (207) 581-3742 ORONO — In the face of falling temperatures and rising energy prices, a University of Maine School of Economics program will help individuals and businesses make ends meet. The Financial Education Initiative will teach Mainers how evaluate their finances; create and stick to a […]
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