Contact: Laura Lindenfeld, 581-1843; Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, 581-2081; George Manlove, 591-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine has received a $1.5 million, five-year grant to better prepare Maine teachers to work with a growing number of students just learning or still perfecting their English language skills. The U.S. Department of Education Title III grant will enable […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski, 207-780-4205 MONMOUTH, Me. –David Handley of University of Maine Cooperative Extension was honored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) at their 2007 annual meeting and professional improvement conference, held July 15-19 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Handley, who represented Maine as its voting delegate at the conference, received the Distinguished […]
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Contact: Mary Ellen Camire (207) 581-1627; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — UMaine Food Science and Human Nutrition researchers Mary Ellen Camire, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Richard Cook, Alfred Bushway and Vivian Wu will be presenting the results of their research into the health benefits of blueberries in the annual meeting of the Bar Harbor Group […]
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Contact: Heather McCarthy, American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, 207-992-2630 American Folk Festival news release BANGOR, Maine — Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, together with the University of Maine Alumni Association (UMAA) and the Bangor Region Development Alliance announced today that there will be a special reception for UMaine […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Brent Williamson at (207) 581-4158 ORONO — A University of Maine investigation has determined that several current members of the University of Maine softball team have participated in hazing activities while enrolled as UMaine students. Penalties include a one-week suspension for the entire team, to be served at the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — Strong leadership and teamwork can make the difference between competence and excellence in most pursuits, including football. With their eyes on a Colonial Athletic Association championship, the University of Maine football team recently completed the UMaine Army ROTC leadership basics program. On Aug. 9, under the […]
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Contact: Paul Andrew Mayewski (207) 581-3091; Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Maine — Paul Andrew Mayewski, UMaine professor and director of the Climate Change Institute (CCI), has been selected to receive the prestigious 2007 Lowell Thomas Award by The Explorers Club. The medal recognizes those who have excelled in communicating the importance of exploration […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A joint program of two federal government agencies has designated the University of Maine as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters. The Best Workplaces for Commuters program recognizes employers that provide environmentally friendly commuter benefits to employees. The designation identifies UMaine as an organization that is […]
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Contact: Gleason Gray, 207-942-7396, ggray@umext.maine.edu STILLWATER, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a garden tour on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Rogers Farm, on the Bennoch Road in Stillwater. The “Something Old, Something New” tour will give people ideas of what to plant in their gardens next year. Lois Berg […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski, 800-287-1471, rbrz@umext.maine.edu DRESDEN, Me. — The sixth tour in University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s series of Goat Enterprise Farm Tours will take place on Sunday, Aug. 26 from 2-5 p.m. at Dragonfly Cove Farm, 5 McCobb Road in Dresden. Those who attend can tour the newly licensed kitchen, sample goat-meat dishes and […]
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