Contact: Prof. Mark Wells (207) 581-4322; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — F. Sherwood Rowland, who shared the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1995 for his pioneering work on the formation and depletion of atmospheric ozone, will deliver a lecture March 13, at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House. Rowland, a professor of chemistry […]
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Contact: Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations SpecialistUniversity of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono, ME 04469-5729207-581-1696 ORONO — Henry David Thoreau was not just another Maine tourist. The essays Thoreau wrote about his journeys and experiences in the Maine woods reflect a deep understanding of the spiritual importance of wilderness. […]
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Contact: George Manlove: 207-581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Philosophy Colloquium Series invites the pubic to a lecture today at 4:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. The speaker is John Sallis, the Frederick J. Adelman Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. Sallis will present and discuss his paper, “The Invisibility of Painting.” […]
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Contact: Laurie Hicks, 581-3247; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the spring 2008 after-school ArtWorks program for area children in kindergarten through grade 7. ArtWorks classes will be held March 21-April 18, from 3:30-5 p.m., on consecutive Friday afternoons at Lord Hall on the Orono […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine Attorney General G. Steven Rowe will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Feb. 26 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Rowe will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The Distinguished […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 COLLINS, MICHAUD TO PARTICIPATE IN TUESDAY, FEB. 19 EVENT ORONO — New technology, developed at the University of Maine, has led to the construction of a prototype blast-resistant wood building at the university’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud will be […]
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Contact: Robert Steneck (207) 581-3321; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — The first global study of the impact of human influence on marine ecosystems reveals that more than 40 percent of the world’s oceans are heavily affected by it and only a few remain untouched. Robert Steneck, a professor at the University of Maine School […]
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Contact: Alan Davenport, 581-1341; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Here comes a total eclipse of the moon, perfectly timed for Maine viewers. UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Observatory will open for the eclipse on Wednesday night and welcomes all visitors who would like to see the eclipsing moon through the university’s telescope, in addition to the […]
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Contact: Chet Rock (207) 581-2218; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — About 60 of Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, government agencies and industries will be on hand Saturday, March 1, at the University of Maine Field House for the 2008 Engineering Expo. The “Brain Power 08” expo, which will run from 9 a.m. to […]
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Contact: UMaine Center for Teaching Excellence, 581-3472 ORONO — Jay Mechling, professor of American studies at the University of California, Davis, is scheduled to discuss the importance of the humanities at a land grant university, in a lecture Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the UMaine Memorial Union. The talk […]
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