Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 NEWS ADVISORY ORONO — More than 20 international experts will be in Belfast Thursday July 17 and Friday July 18 to participate in a conference examining the factors that could lead to the spread of nuclear weapons in various hot spots around the world. The University of Maine’s School […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, July 10 at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center on Rt. 16 in Stillwater. Activities will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m. General subject areas will include Energy […]
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Contact: Jane Conroy, 207-564-3301 ORONO, Me.–Rising food costs have persuaded more than the usual number of Mainers to plant gardens this year. Many may be thinking about preserving their harvest for the first time–or dusting off old canning equipment. Those who plan to can garden surplus this year should be sure to get up-to-date information. […]
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Contact: Amos E. Orcutt, 207 581-5100 ORONO — Amos Orcutt, president/CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, has announced the promotion of Sarah McPartland-Good to director of planned giving. She will have the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating the Foundation’s comprehensive gift planning program. “The Foundation has seen steady growth over the past several […]
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Contact: Nonni Daly at (207) 827-8386 ORONO — Bangor Raceway will host its traditional “University of Maine Day” on July 4th and will feature retrained racehorses from the UMaine program. Each of the post parades will be marshaled by two UMares who are retired racehorses in the retraining program at UMaine. The five-year-old BEST OF […]
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Contact: Janice Kristo, 581-2454; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO
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Contact: Heather Pullen, 581-2443 Media Advisory: ORONO — More than 60 aspiring writers will tap their creativity and pen their thoughts at the annual Young Authors’ Camp taking place July 7-11 at the University of Maine. Students in grades 3-12 are from schools throughout the Greater Bangor area and from as far away as Houlton. […]
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Contact: Prof. Andrew Thomas (207) 581-4335Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — While red tide occurs regularly along Maine’s coast during the warm months, this summer is shaping up to be one of the worst seasons ever for the spread of the toxin-bearing algae blooms. High levels of red tide have already forced closings of […]
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Contact: Karen Boucias, (207) 581-3433, or Betsy Arntzen, (207) 581-4225 ORONO — A new scholarship program fostering Canadian studies is being offered through the University of Maine’s Canadian-American Center and the Office of International Programs. The first round of applications for Killam Fellowships, providing up to $5,000 per semester in direct financial aid for undergraduate […]
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Contact: James Daniels, 659-1858; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Neither UMaine junior James Daniels nor Kurtis Petersons, a 2005 UMaine graduate, are golfers, but that didn’t hinder the collaborative development of their reality-based golf program that recently took first prize in a statewide business plan competition. The $10,000 cash prize and a $15,000 consulting services […]
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