Contact: Andy Kekacs, 722-4214 Second AnnualPortland Exposition BuildingSaturday, April 26, 200810 a.m. – 4 p.m. With more than 90 percent of its land area covered by trees, Maine is the nation’s most heavily forested state. The forest provides thousands of jobs, abundant clean water, critical wildlife habitat and a host of other benefits to Maine […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Faculty members in English, Anthropology and Modern Languages and Classics, and a teaching assistant in History are the recipients of 2008 awards presented by the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Presented annually to faculty members nominated by their colleagues and students, the awards […]
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Contact: Tom Weber: 207-581-3777 Scott Dunning, professor and director of the University of Maine School of Engineering Technology, will conduct a seminar in Portland March 31 and April 1 aimed at helping businesses to reduce their energy costs and increase their economic competitiveness. The two-day seminar, which was quickly filled to capacity, will provide companies […]
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Contact: Erin Whitehouse, (207) 581-4058George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Employee Wellness Program, Healthy U, will host”Susan G. Komen for the Cure,” a national community education and outreach tour dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer, on campus on Monday, April 7. “Komen On the Go” is a free traveling tour, crossing […]
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Contact: Prof. Doug Nangle at (207) 581-2045; Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Increasing the “dose” of behavioral interventions — the use verbal and tangible rewards, self-monitoring and stimulus control — and parental involvement can enhance the effectiveness of established diet and exercise regimes for combating childhood obesity, according to psychology researchers at the University of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Former Gov. Angus King will participate in a Friday March 28 University of Maine program, “Technology, Teaching and Learning: Implications for Today and Tomorrow,” arranged by UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development. The forum is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon in Memorial Union’s Bangor Room. King served […]
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Contact: Bill Murphy, 581-4124; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A newly released briefing paper by the University of Maine Bureau of Labor Education on the pitfalls and problems that can occur when privatizing certain state, municipal or institutional services, concludes that the practice remains risky and problematic. The paper, “Privatization Pitfalls Update, 2008,” brings up […]
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Contact: Amy Witt (207) 780-4205 PORTLAND, ME. — Nine area students won prizes in the Portland Flower Show essay contest sponsored by show organizers and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Student essays addressed the question, “Why should I care about plants?” Winners were announced at the show’s opening preview on Wednesday, March 5. Maine residents […]
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Contact: Elyse Dinan, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Page Farm and Home Museum at UMaine is celebrating Maine Maple Sunday on Saturday, April 5, this year, and invites area children and their families to join in the fun. Events are planned from 1-3 p.m. The day begins with the video “The Maple Sugaring […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BELFAST — The Frederick Hutchinson Center’s $2 million capital campaign to expand the Belfast facility has reached the halfway mark, leaders of the fundraising project announced last week. Since the campaign began last August, $1 million in private funds — from individuals, corporations and foundations — has been raised […]
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