Contact: Molly Schauffler, 581-2707 Students and faculty from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine have teamed up with Acadia National Park personnel to launch “The Science of Climate Change: a journey to Reedy Glacier, Antarctica.” This kiosk-style exhibit, on view at the Sieur de Mont Nature Center through Oct. 13, explains climate […]
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Contact: Marlene Charron, 581-4095; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s University of Maine class designed around and based on the annual Camden International Film Festival begins Saturday, Sept. 13 on campus, and will explore critical assessment of documentary films, including films being shown at the Sept. 25-28 film festival in Camden. Offered through Continuing […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A.D. “Pete” Correll, a 1966 University of Maine graduate and retired president/CEO of Georgia-Pacific, will return to his alma mater on Wednesday, Sept. 17 to present UMaine’s inaugural Distinguished Presidential Lecture. The presentation is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. “Pete Correll has reached professional […]
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Contact: Constant Albertson, 581-3251; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the fall 2008 after-school ArtWorks program, allowing area children, kindergarten through grade 6 to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences in a variety of art media. ArtWorks classes will be held Oct. 17 […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The fall 2008 Socialist and Marxist Studies Series focuses this season on a variety of controversial topics of public interest, including: dealing with Jihadists; Israel, Palestine and Iran and the threat of war; fair trade coffee and NAFTA; and climate change. Sponsored by Marxist-Socialist Studies interdisciplinary minor, the series […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Editors note: a full house is expected for this event, so we have not provided ticket information. News coverage is welcome and an audio mult box will be available to assist in recording the event. ORONO — George Mitchell, the former U.S. Senate Majority Leader for whom UMaine’s Sen. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BELFAST, Me. — A new gift from Machias Savings Bank boosts private fundraising for the University of Maine Hutchinson Center expansion project past the $1.3 million mark, bringing the campaign to within $700,000 of its $2 million goal. Located in Belfast, the Hutchinson Center brings UMaine academic programming and […]
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Contact: Steve Barkan, (207) 581-2383 ORONO — Steven Barkan, UMaine professor of sociology, recently became president of the national Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). He will serve a one-year term through August 2009. Ballots were cast by the society’s national membership through email. Barkan served the previous year as president-elect. As president, […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A UMaine graduate student has won runner-up honors in a prestigious international conservation and nature photography competition. Dane Wojcicki was honored in the student category of the International Conservation Photography Awards 2008 competition. His photograph of a bird, a juvenile Dunlin, was taken on a recent University of Maine […]
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Contact: Patrick Pittis at patrick_pittis@umit.maine.edu ORONO — They just moved in and they’re already camping out. Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) fraternity at the University of Maine is hosting the annual Camp Out for YouthAIDS on the corner of the UMaine’s Mall, near Fogler Library. SigEp will be on the mall collecting donations for YouthAIDS through […]
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