UMaine Research Paper Wins Top Award From International Engineering Society
Contact: Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — A research paper written by Rodrigo Silva-Mu
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Promoting Manners and Etiquette; Things They Don’t Teach You in Class–Business Etiquette Dinner at UMaine April 23
Contact: Michael Carrington 272-7298, Omar Khan, 581-1949, Cathy Marquez, 581-1353 ORONO – Usually, it is parents who badger the kids about good table manners, but at the University of Maine, a student group in the Maine Business School is asking for a little help with etiquette. They know they’ll soon be swapping their sweatpants and […]
Read moreUniversity of Maine Foundation Recognized for Support of Camp Susan Curtis Art Education Center
Contact: Amos E. Orcutt, President, University of Maine Foundation (207) 581-5100 ORONO — At its recent annual benefit dinner and dance, the Susan L. Curtis Foundation recognized the University of Maine Foundation for its support of the Camp Susan Curtis Arts Education Center at the Hewnoaks Volk Family Center in Lovell. The benefit was held […]
Read moreUMaine Summer Camp Showcase April 24
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Summer camp opportunities at the University of Maine will be highlighted at a Summer Camp Showcase, scheduled for UMaine’s Student Recreation Center on Thursday April 24 from 4-6 p.m. The program will feature information about UMaine’s Sam Sezak Sports Camps, Maine Summer Youth Music Program and Campus […]
Read moreUMaine Prof. Robert Steneck to Give Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture
Contact: Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Maine — Robert S. Steneck, University of Maine professor of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, will give the 2008 Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture. The lecture is set for UMaine’s Maine Day, Wednesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. in Buchanan Alumni House’s McIntire Room. Steneck will give a […]
Read moreNovelist to Read from Stealing Nasreen April 15-16
Contact: Mazie Hough, 581-1228; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Farzana Doctor, a Toronto-based lesbian writer, educator and social worker, will be at the University of Maine and at the Bangor Public Library April 15 and April 16 to read from her critically acclaimed first novel Stealing Nasreen. Doctor’s appearance has been organized by the Women […]
Read moreChemical Reaction Propels UMaine Student Car to First Place Honors
Contact: John Hwalek (207) 581-2302; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777 ORONO — A small hydrogen-fueled vehicle built by a team of University of Maine chemical engineering students took top honors at the northeast regional Chem-E-Car competition, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the first-place win on March 25, the second in three years by […]
Read moreUMaine Jordan Planetarium Planning Special Vacation Week Star Shows
Contact: Alan Davenport, 581-1341 ORONO — It’s spring cleaning time and UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium is polishing up its stars for special duty this school vacation week, April 20-26. Children, friends and family can see a variety of star shows for young and old that will take them on adventures into the cosmos. Every […]
Read morePanel to Discuss Franco Impact on Maine Politics and Government
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Three authorities on Maine politics will participate in a Thursday, April 24 University of Maine panel discussion on ethnicity and politics in Maine. The forum is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Bumps Room. Christian Potholm, the DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government at Bowdoin College, […]
Read moreUMaine Navy ROTC 5K to Benefit Camp CaPella
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Camp CaPella, a Lucerne facility that provides summer camp programming for children and adults with developmental or physical disabilities, will benefit from an April 26 5K run sponsored by the University of Maine Navy ROTC unit. All proceeds will go directly to Camp CaPella to support its […]
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