UMaine News

Contact: Roberta Laverty at (207) 581-2110 ORONO — Fabrics, wood, concrete, ceramics and other materials are often infused with resin to produce a stronger, more durable composite product — in the marine, automotive, construction and other industries. Researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center have recently invented a revolutionary new process […]

Contact: Neil Comins, 581-1037; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine astrophysicist, author and professor of physics Neil Comins will be featured in a History Channel presentation Tuesday, Feb. 5, on the dangers of space travel. Comins, who published the book “The Hazards of Space Travel” in 2007, joins several other astrophysicists and two astronauts to […]

Contact: Edwin Nagy 581-2071; George Manlove 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Engineering Art Club is holding its artist awards ceremony Friday, Feb. 7, to celebrate the artistry and creativity of engineering students, faculty, and other science- and engineering-related artists in the community. The fourth annual “ART by Engineers” Artist Awards Ceremony is scheduled 5:30-7:30 p.m. […]

Contact: Phillip Silver, (207) 581-1783; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine music professor Phillip Silver and his wife and colleague Noreen Silver will present a recital Feb. 9 at Minsky Recital Hall that includes a work by a little-known Italian Jewish composer who died at the hands of Nazis in 1944. They’ll also […]

Contact: Jack Keenan, (207) 581-4161; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Beta Theta Pi, the University of Maine’s oldest fraternity, is holding its 15th annual sleep-out fundraising event Feb. 19-23 to raise money and awareness for Rape Response Services of Bangor, an organization offering education, counseling and sexual assault-prevention services to the public. Forty-four brothers […]

Contact: Ann Schonberger, 581-1229; Mazie Hough, 581-1225 ORONO — The UMaine lunchtime lecture series sponsored by the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies (WIC/WST) Program has announced its 2008 spring speakers list. Lectures and discussions are scheduled Wednesdays 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union, unless otherwise noted. The programs are […]

Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100 ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum is extending its Currier and Ives exhibit through the end of March. The exhibit, on loan from Clark Thompson of Bangor, features a number of original lithographs from 1855 to 1891. The lithography shop of Currier & Ives produced in excess of […]

Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Members of the University of Maine engineering faculty were recognized at the recent Maine STEM Summit for an innovative project that will allow middle-school students to access the university’s supercomputers from their classroom laptops. The daylong gathering, held Jan. 24 the Augusta Civic Center and hosted by the […]

Contact: Emily Moniz, 581-4162, or Zack Frechette, 581-1784 ORONO — University of Maine fraternity and sorority members will strip down Saturday, Feb. 9 for a frigid fundraising dip on the mall for the second annual Greek Life Polar Bear Dip to benefit the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club. Organized by the UMaine Panhellenic Council […]

Contact: Carol Toner, 581-3147 ORONO — A group of University of Maine faculty members who are among the authors of a recently published collection of essays, stories, plays, poetry, songs and art that reflect Franco-American life and culture in Maine will read from their work Feb. 14 at 12:15 p.m. at the Franco American Centre on […]