Contact: Amos Orcutt, University of Maine Foundation, 207-581-5100 ORONO — Dr. Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maine and wife of President Robert A. Kennedy, has been honored with the creation of a scholarship fund presented by alumni and friends. Russell Bodwell ’44 and Barbara Bodwell ’45 spearheaded the fund with a […]
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Contact: Dick Brzozowski at 1-800-287-1471; Joe Carr at 581-3571 PORTLAND — As University of Maine and Bowdoin College researchers conclude the first phase of a long-term hair sheep research project, they are making approximately 100 animals available to shepherds in an 11-state region, from Maine to West Virginia. The sheep will be allotted through an […]
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Contact: Donna Thornton at 581-1138 ORONO — Hundreds of University of Maine alumni and their guests will return to their alma mater this weekend, for a series of fun activities and opportunities to re-connect with friends. UMaine President Robert Kennedy will be on hand for many of the events at Reunion 2005, the first such […]
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Contact: Nate Aldrich, 322-5738, Owen Smith, 581-4389 ORONO — As sound is created by wind in the trees or a waterfall, a new art installation at the University of Maine’s Memorial Union is converting pedestrian motion to computer-generated “ambient music.” Since May 26, visitors to the Bookstore and pedestrian mall in the Union building may […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1901, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The artwork of Jeanne Seronde Perkins, an artist from Mount Desert Island who works with batik, collage and primary shapes, is currently on exhibit at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum. Working with hand-painted or dyed mulberry paper, hot wax, crayon, glue, silk, watercolor and materials […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571. BAR HARBOR, ME– A sea kayaker a mile out to sea is not clearly visible from shore. The same principle holds true on the water: if a lobsterman is working traps a mile away from where a kayaker paddles, chances are the lobsterman will not know the kayaker is […]
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Contact: Heidi Carlow, 581-1512 Administered by the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee Objective: Income from the Fund shall be used to support cultural activities in arts, drama, literature, or music for the enjoyment of University students, faculty, staff, and friends. Guidelines: 1. Who may submit applications? On-campus organizations. Proposals for events that showcase the creative […]
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Contact: Kathryn Olmstead, 581-3844, Patty Henner, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Middle schools throughout Maine recently received a booklet titled “Maine: A Place to Grow,” a collection of articles about Maine agriculture released this month in memory of the author, Anne S. Johnson of Orono. Johnson, who died in December, was a co-founder of […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Students from Monmouth Academy will put spaghetti noodles — Delverde perciatelli #6, to be precise — to the test during the third annual Spaghetti Bridge Breaking Competition at the University of Maine on May 25. The event will be held in Boardman Hall, room […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 ART EXHIBITION July 15 — October 8, 2005 Bangor, Maine – Inspired by the 100th anniversary of Adams’s birth in 2002, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film revisited its extensive collection of Adams’s work, creating a new exhibition of 150 photographs that reflects Adams’s full career. Ansel Adams: […]
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