Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Robert Rice, a professor of wood science in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, was recently elected a 2008 fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science. A UMaine faculty member for 17 years, Rice has published more than 60 research papers on the physics of […]
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Contact: Al Bushway, 581-1629; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — First, the Federal Food and Drug Administration suspected raw tomatoes. Then it added jalapeno peppers, cilantro and serrano peppers — the raw ingredients for salsa — to the list of possible sources of the current salmonella food poisoning outbreaks in 41 states, including Maine. More than […]
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Contact: Prof. Brian Robinson (581-2174) or Prof. Lisa Neuman (581-4489) MACHIAS — The University of Maine’s annual archaeological field school is underway this summer on Machias Bay in eastern Maine. The field school offers nine UMaine students and a small group of volunteers a month- long intensive field work experience focusing on the excavation of […]
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Contact: Bill Murphy, 581-4124; Charlie Scontras, (207) 799-3469; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Fogler Library recently received a dozen containers with hundreds of historic articles, correspondence and ledgers from Maine’s first carpenters unions, dating back to 1864. Called “jewels for Maine historians” by Charles Scontras, historian, author and research associate with […]
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Contact: Diane Linscott, 326-4803 George Manlove, 581-3856 Editors’ note: The following cities or towns are mentioned in this news release: Penobscot, Hanover, Orono, Winslow & Southwest Harbor, Maine, and Portsmouth and Exeter, N.H. ORONO — Professional jazz singer, recording artist and University of Maine alum Diane Linscott has established a scholarship fund for former UMaine […]
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Contact: Dana Morse at (207) 563-3146, a member of the UMaine Marine Extension Team, a collaboration of Maine Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension WALPOLE — As anyone who has tended plants will tell you, it can be a lot of work to keep your crop healthy and thriving. You need a lot of light, the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo of Douglas Gardner is available upon request. ORONO — Douglas Gardner, University of Maine professor of Wood Science and Technology, and a member of the UMaine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center’s research team, has been named as one of the co-recipients of the 2008 Forest Products […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composite Center will host composites researchers and manufacturers from around the globe at the fourth International Conference on Advanced Engineered Wood & Hybrid Composites in Bar Harbor, July 6 — 10. The conference is scheduled for the Bar Harbor Club, […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350, kj@umit.maine.edu Digital images are available on request Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present three new exhibitions beginning July 18: Katherine Bradford, Stella Johnson: Al Sol, and Nicole Duennebier. KATHERINE BRADFORD Katherine Bradford exhibits a new series of paintings that depict […]
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Contact: Ellen Mallory, (207) 581-2942George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Maine farmers coping with rising fuel, energy and production costs must now look beyond historically tried and true practices to achieve greater efficiencies — efficiencies mandatory for survival in some cases. Ellen Mallory, UMaine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture specialist, is available to discuss the topic with […]
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