Contact: Gregory Porter (207) 581-2943 or Aimee Dolloff (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — A project at the University of Maine to produce new varieties of potatoes that can stand up to disease while giving Maine growers new marketing opportunities recently received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The $200,000 USDA grant will be combined […]
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Contact: George Kinghorn, 581-3352; George Manlove, 581-3756 BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art has announced the creation of the Edward D. Leonard III Lecture Series, established by the family and friends of Edward (Ted) D. Leonard III in his memory. The Leonard Lecture Series will pay tribute to Leonard’s legacy and provides […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3751 BANGOR — In conjunction with the University of Maine Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition Celebrities and Socialites: Photographs by Andy Warhol, the Museum will present Bangor’s first-ever Fashion Challenge to be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow Street. Pop artist Andy Warhol had […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli, 207.561.3350 Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present three new exhibitions beginning October 11: Celebrities & Socialites: Photographs by Andy Warhol, Angelo Ippolito, and Reclaimed: Works by Mildred Johnson & David McLaughlin CELEBRITIES & SOCIALITES: Photographs by Andy Warhol Beginning in the 1970s and continuing […]
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Contact: Aimee Dolloff (207) 581-3777 A collaborative effort to investigate student learning in physics and to create curriculum designed to make it easier for students to understand physics recently received funding through August 2011 thanks to a $337,214 grant from the National Science Foundation. Researchers from the University of Maine’s Department of Physics and Astronomy […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Members of the University of Maine community are being encouraged to wear purple on Tuesday, Oct. 7, as part of UMaine’s recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Purple is the official color associated with domestic violence awareness. UMaine’s Safe Campus project is organizing “Go Purple […]
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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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