Contact: Jeff Hecker, 581-2033; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Gayle Iwamasa, Ph.D., a Visiting Libra Diversity Professor at UMaine and an internationally recognized expert on emic approaches to researching psychological difficulties among Asian Americans, and a full range of other diversity issues, will be on campus for her second Libra visit April 24-26 to speak […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, 581-3716; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s Spring 2006 Professional Excellence in Geriatrics Series (PEGS), sponsored by the University of Maine Center on Aging, runs April 25-May 22 in Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Orono, Presque Isle and Portland. The series, in combination with the Geriatric Organizational Leadership Development Seminar (GOLD), is a […]
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Contact: Extension Veterinarian Scott Haskell, 207-581-2789 ORONO–Two new fact sheets published by University of Maine Cooperative Extension affirm that avian influenza (AI) currently represents little risk to humans, and that eating properly handled and cooked poultry is safe. “What Maine People Need to Know About Avian Influenza” provides information for the general public about the […]
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Contact: Lynette Dexter at (207)581-1349 ORONO, Me. — The local celebration of National Volunteer Week, scheduled this year for April 23-29, will focus attention on the extraordinary efforts that members of the University of Maine community put into making the world around them a better place. A series of volunteer activities is scheduled for that […]
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Contact: Lawrence Hollins, Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center at (207) 789-5862 LINCOLNVILLE — Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is marking twenty-five years of service to Maine youth and adults this summer with two new programs. Eco-Venture offers teens a focus on community action through […]
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Contact: Wayne Ingalls, 581- 1990; Justin Hafford, 581-3173; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – When you see Wayne Ingalls’ accounting students around the University of Maine campus with iPods and earphones, it’s entirely possible they’ll be doing their homework, not just listening to the latest music from John Mayer or Sheryl Crow. Ingalls, a lecturer in […]
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Contact: Omar Khan, 581-1949; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Usually, it is parents who badger the kids about good table manners, but at UMaine, a student group in the Maine Business School is asking for a little help with etiquette. They know they’ll soon be swapping cut-offs, flip flops and Frisbees for more formal attire […]
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Contact: Steve Adam (207) 581-2262; David Munson (207) 581-3777 Since receiving his master’s degree from UMaine’s Electrical Engineering program in 1975, Dr. Dev Vrat Gupta has practically written the book on high-speed communications. By combining his groundbreaking with his knack for business development, Gupta has become one of the most respected and successful electrical engineers […]
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Contact: Prof. Omar Khan, 581-1949; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The American Marketing Association (AMA) student chapter at the Maine Business School won two intercollegiate awards at the AMA’s Annual International Collegiate Conference in Orlando, Fla. on March 23-25. As important as the national recognition, however, is what it reflects — the remarkable turnaround of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Educational technology and the University of Maine’s desire to provide college courses to outstanding Maine high school students are combined in Acadam-e, Maine’s first early college distance education program. Beginning in the fall semester of 2006, UMaine will offer 14 courses, for credit, to Maine high school […]
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