Contact: Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Cognitive neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Herbert J. Weingartner will present a free, public lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 24. His topic will be “Cognitive Neuroscience and Education: Establishing a Dialogue.” Weingartner’s talk, which will explore existing themes, emerging research and implications for teaching and learning, takes […]
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Contact: Contacts: Mazie Hough or Angela Olson 581-1228 ORONO — The Women’s Study Center and Women in the Curriculum at UMaine will take up women’s rights issues and check in on progress over the last several decades. All lunch series programs are held in the Bangor Lounge at the Memorial Union unless otherwise noted, […]
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Contact: Contact: Steve Bowler, (207) 866-3400; Scott Arndt, marketing and promotions director, 2006 Biathlon Junior World Championships, 207-540-1000 (work), 207-551-3573 (cell) ORONO — UMaine students, staff and faculty volunteers are being sought to help greet nearly 90 international youngsters arriving Jan. 23-25 at Bangor International Airport to compete in the first Biathlon Junior World Championship […]
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Contact: Contact: Matthew Small, (646) 256-0865 ORONO — Six University of Maine performers will present a cabaret called “Songs for Change” this Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Class of 1944 Bear’s Den Pub in Memorial Union. Ticket sales will benefit Alternative Spring Break, a university program that annually dispatches over 50 student […]
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Contact: Contact: Brent Williamson at (207) 581-4158 ORONO, Me. — A national search for a University of Maine athletic director is underway, with a ten-member search committee at work on identifying qualified candidates to lead the Black Bear athletic department. In November, UMaine President Robert Kennedy appointed the search committee, which is chaired by […]
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Contact: Contact: Paul Rawson (207) 581-4326; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Me. – UMaine Professor of Marine Science Paul Rawson and Ph.D. candidate Erin Owen are using funds provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maine Sea Grant Program to study populations of sea scallops along the Maine coast. An economically important fishery […]
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Contact: Contact: Caroline Noblet (207) 581-3172; David Munson (207) 581-3777 With the occurrence of two major oil spills along the coast of Maine in recent decades, preparing the state for a quick recovery in the event of a spill has become a critical need. Analysts at UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center have helped meet […]
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Contact: Contact; Joe Kelley (207) 581-2162; David Munson (207) 581-3777 It seems that UMaine scientist Joe Kelley is wrapped up in yet another research project. The intrepid marine geology professor recently presented his findings from a three-month research foray into Ireland, where he directed his considerable expertise towards unraveling the dynamic history of the Irish […]
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Contact: Contact: Ellen Weiss (301) 634-7176; David Munson (207) 581-3777 Jennifer Rochira, a graduate student in UMaine’s Functional Genomics program, has received a travel grant from the Biophysical Society to attend the organization’s 49th annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Rochira was selected based on the merit of her research, which focuses […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A. James McAdams, a leading expert on contemporary German politics, will visit the University of Maine on Monday, Jan. 30 to deliver a talk, “The German Election and the Victory of Angela Merkel : Its Impact on European Union and Relations with the United States.” Merkel, […]
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