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State Sen. John Martin at UMaine Wednesday

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — State Sen. John Martin (D-Eagle Lake) will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, March 22 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Martin will spend the afternoon at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The Distinguished […]

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Thursday UMaine Event to Help Middle School Girls Explore Math/Science Careers

Contact: Anne Schmidt, (207) 581-1259, Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Hundreds of Maine middle school girls will spend a day at the University of Maine on Thursday March 16, learning about math- and science-oriented careers historically pursued by males. Coming from all corners of the state, more than 400 girls will attend UMaine’s 20th […]

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Research Provides Direction for Multicultural Curriculum

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — A University of Maine graduate student is being recognized nationally for her research and resulting model for incorporating multiculturism into the academic preparation of physical therapists. Suzanne Gordon, director of the Physical Therapy program at Husson College in Bangor and a doctoral student in UMaine’s Higher […]

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Hudson Museum Hosting Maine Women “Living on the Land” Exhibit

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1904George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A Boston photographer who spent nine years interviewing and photographing Maine women who have created a sense of place, community and commitment living off the land is bringing her exhibit to the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum March 29-May 6. “Maine Women: living on the land” will […]

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Athletic Training Students Plan April 8 Benefit Race

Contact: Kay Hyatt – (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The third annual Wes Jordan 5K race and Fun Run takes off Saturday, April 8 at the University of Maine. Sponsored by UMaine’s Athletic Training Student Organization, the race and one-mile run/walk are open to all ages. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Lengyel Hall, next […]

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Mitchell Recognized for Lifetime of Achievement

Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – People, Places and Plants magazine and the Maine Landscape Nursery Association has selected UMaine Plant, Soil and Environmental Science professor Bill Mitchell as this year’s recipient of the Al Black Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual whose dedication to the promotion and improvement of the […]

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Taiwan Mountain Project Looks at the Geological Powers of Change

Contact: Phaedra Upton (207) 581-2221David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine earth sciences researcher Phaedra Upton will be collaborating with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Boulder in an effort to better understand the forces that have shaped the topography of Taiwan’s mountains. Utilizing $45,272 in funding from the National Science Foundation, Upton and […]

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UMaine Researcher Puts New Date on Early Agriculture

Contact: Dan Sandweiss (207) 581-1889David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine -Some surprising new findings made by UMaine researcher Dan Sandweiss place cornmeal on the menu for native Americans much earlier than previously believed. Working with colleagues from Ithaca College and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Sandweiss discovered evidence of two types of cultivated […]

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Study Finds Maine Principals Positive, but Working under Increased Pressure

Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761David Munson (207) 593-9295 ORONO, Maine — Most Maine principals continue to find their work energizing and rewarding, but the reality of a never-ending job and constantly growing responsibilities are beginning to chip away at the altruistic motive of making a difference for children and their education, according to the latest […]

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