Contact: Robert Strong, 581-1986; George Manlove, 581-3756 The Fed took unprecedented action over the weekend to provide emergency financing to cash-strapped Bear Stearns through JPMorgan Chase & Co. after the financial services corporation agreed to buy its Wall Street rival Bear Stearns for $236.2 million in a deal that represents a stunning collapse for one […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 Ancestral alewives A genetic study of alewives living in landlocked lakes in Connecticut found that the popular baitfish evolved from a common anadromous rather than a freshwater ancestor. The research found no evidence to uphold a common belief that all Connecticut landlocked alewife populations are nonnative, the result of intentional […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, Sustainable Dairy and Forage Systems Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1-800-287-1426 WATERVILLE –University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Milk Producers (MOMP) will sponsor the 2008 Dairy Forage/Grain conference with a focus on processing grains for their livestock. The conference will provide information to answer the question, “Is it […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two internationally acclaimed experts on U.S. foreign policy and international relations will visit the University of Maine on Monday, March 17, to discuss issues related to terrorism and political extremism. Ambassador Mark Bellamy, senior fellow in residence in the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Africa and […]
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Contact: Jamie McCurry, (207) 581-1259, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Hundreds of Maine middle school girls will spend a day at college on Thursday, March 13, learning about math- and science-oriented careers historically pursued by males. Coming from all corners of the state, more than 500 girls will attend the University of Maine’s 22nd […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 207-581-3571. Kleinschmidt Associates (Kleinschmidt), an energy and water resource consulting firm based in Pittsfield, recently announced it has made a generous gift to the University of Maine at Orono in the form of an endowment that will help fund the hydraulics lab in Boardman Hall. In honor of the company’s generous […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, (207) 949-4149 (cell) BOSTON — A new study by University of Maine researchers reveals that hazing is commonplace in all kinds of college student organizations, and that most students don’t recognize that some forms of dangerous, even illegal, behavior constitute hazing. Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, professors in UMaine’s […]
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Contact: Betty Ingraham (207) 581-2281Susan Sullivan (207) 581-3130Anja Nohe (207) 581-2270Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Vitamin D has long been recognized for its role in making healthy bones, but a growing body of evidence now suggests that it can also significantly reduce the risk of developing several types of cancers. That’s the promising […]
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Contact: Karen Horton, 581-2136 Sheila Pendse, 581-1427 George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Creative Design at CAD Camp at the University of Maine, for Grade 9-12 students, is accepting registration and scholarship applications for the seventh annual camp session, July 6-11. Combining outdoor adventure challenges with an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) for young people, Creative […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s 10th annual Graduate Research Exposition is scheduled for Tuesday April 15 and Wednesday April 16 at UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House. Designed to showcase and reward graduate academic excellence and creative achievement, the event features demonstrations of ongoing work involving UMaine graduate students. Those […]
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