Contact: Dave Munson @ 207-581-3777 1. Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium 2. Workshop: Avian Influenza Issues and Disposal Options 1. Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium The College of Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium continues with two additional events. The intent is to provide a forum for College faculty to […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — What do chemical cars, steel bridges and concrete canoes have in common? UMaine student engineers are making some of the best in the nation. As the 2005-2006 academic year winds down, a variety of contests are held around the region and across the country that test the […]
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Contact: William H. Livingston (207) 581-2990; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine’s Forest Resources Programs are celebrating 100 years of professional forester graduations at a reception in the lobby and courtyard of Nutting Hall in Orono, on May 13th. UMaine’s undergraduate forestry program — the oldest, continuously accredited undergraduate forestry […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777; Gordon Hamilton (207) 581-3446 ORONO, Maine – The 14th J. Louis Agassiz Symposium of the Climate Change Institute will take place on May 11 and 12, 2006. The event will be held in the conference room facility in the Sawyer Environmental Center. Dozens of UMaine’s top researchers and their collaborators […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s four top annual faculty awards were presented at the Academic Honors Convocation earlier this afternoon. This year’s Distinguished Maine Professor is David Townsend, professor of oceanography and director of UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. The annual award by the Alumni Association recognizes outstanding […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 ORONO — The top two students in the University of Maine Class of 2006 will be recognized for their outstanding academic achievement at Saturday’s commencement activities. Susan Nelligan Scott, a Holden native who now lives in Ellsworth, is the class valedictorian. The salutatorian is Alison Pease of Saco. Scott, who […]
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Contact: Jack Cohen, study author, c. 207-949-1129 (Jack is a UMaine undergraduate; his project was overseen by UMaine faculty.)Todd Gabe, associate professor of Resource Economics and Policy, 207 581-3307; Clinton Colmenares, UMaine University Relations, 207-581-3742; David Munson, UMaine University Rel ORONO, Maine — As the price of gasoline continues to climb, consumers are beginning to […]
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Contact: Amos E. Orcutt, University of Maine Foundation, 207-581-5100 ORONO — A $5,000 prize will be awarded to an individual whose impact on the University of Maine reflects the level of advancements made by former President Abram Winegardner Harris, who served the university from 1893
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Contact: Alan Parks, 581-1236; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies has announced winners of its 2006 “Daring to Dream” awards, recognizing vision and leadership toward making the dream of inclusive communities a reality for individuals with disabilities and their families. Initiated in 2002, the three award categories […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Young writers can sharpen skills and express their creativity during the University of Maine’s annual Young Authors’ Camps taking place at five sites this summer. Sponsored by the Maine Writing Project, the day camps will be held in Orono, Benton, Newport, Brunswick and Bar Harbor. Camps […]
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