Contact: Roberta Laverty (207) 581-2110; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The Milbridge Pier, an innovative timber pier designed at UMaine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, has recently been named one of America’s best timber bridges. The annual award, sponsored by the American Institute of Timber Construction, APA — The Engineered Wood Association, the […]
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Contact: Dave Munson at (207) 581-3777 UPCOMING EVENTS: A. 2006 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours B. Mitchell Center Spring Seminar Series C. College of Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium D. Spring Forage Conference set for April 6 A. 2006 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours The Maine TREE Foundation and Maine Project Learning Tree announce the […]
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Contact: Dorothy Klimis-Zacas (207) 581-3124; David Munson (207) 581-3777 A cooperative project between UMaine and University of Milan researchers to examine the bioavailability of anthocyanins from blueberries may signal the start of an ongoing relationship between the two universities. The project, led by UMaine Professor of Clinical Nutrition Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, sprang from a visit to […]
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Contact: Dave Munson at (207) 581-3777 Volunteers Needed for New Study of a Potential Natural Treatment for Bacteria Associated with Stomach Ulcers. If you are a non-smoker between the ages of 18 and 80 who is experiencing stomach discomfort and related symptoms, you may be eligible to participate in a new study conducted by the […]
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Contact: Dan Sandweiss (207) 581-1889; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Decades of B movies and sensationalized TV specials have helped paint a picture of North America’s first explorers that is decidedly less than flattering. Often depicted as knuckle-dragging, club-toting brutes, they fit well with the notion that that the first humans to set […]
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Contact: Liz DePoy, 581-1469; Alan Parks, 581-1236; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – International health and disabilities expert Gary Albrecht, a Ph.D. professor emeritus of health policy administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will speak at UMaine Thursday, March 30. Albrecht’s talk, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Woolley Room of the […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 BANGOR — Brighten up your child’s April Vacation at the 2nd annual UMMA Spring Art Camp, an in-depth art experience held at the University of Maine Museum of Art. This spring, art campers will take an artistic journey around the world as they explore sacred places through the photography of Japanese-born […]
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Contact: Hemant Pendse, professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, managing director of UMaine’s NSF EPSCoR forest bioproducts project, (207) 581-2290; Steve Shaler, professor of Wood Science Technology, associate director of the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine announced today that it has been awarded […]
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Contact: Angel M. Loredo, Associate Dean of Students, at (207) 581-1406; Caitlin Sanborn; Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will host its first-ever Women’s Symposium this Saturday, April 1 from 12 noon-4 p.m. The symposium, “A Celebration of Mind and Body,” aims to create an awareness of body […]
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Contact: Faye Woodcock, 581-2297; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Some of the world’s foremost authorities on the paper and forest products industry will be at the University of Maine for “Paper Days 2006,” a two-day forest products symposium hosted by the UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation. The theme of this year’s April 5-6 Paper Days […]
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