UMaine News

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — How do institutions make decisions that yield the educational, social and economic benefits of a strong athletics program without costs to academic and moral integrity? That’s the central dilemma explored in the book Who Calls the Shots? Sports and University Leadership, Culture, and Decision Making. The […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– While telescopes provide new images of far away galaxies, scientists are learning what those galaxies have to tell us about how the universe evolved. On April 28, the public will get a chance to hear from an astronomer who studies galaxies that sometimes bear little resemblance […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO–Archaeologist and author Stuart Fiedel will present a public lecture on Native American origins on April 29 at the University of Maine. His lecture, ‘Clovis First’: Still the Best Theory of Native American Origins, will be at noon in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Fiedel […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Stephen King, a 1970 University of Maine graduate who has become one of the world’s best-known authors, will address graduates, family members and friends at UMaine’s commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 7. The event is set for 10:30 a.m. on Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium, […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Dept. of Athletics will welcome Maine citizen-soldiers and their families to a Black Bear baseball doubleheader on Saturday, May 14. As part of UMaine’s contribution to Operation Community Support, a statewide effort to recognize and support those who have served during recent military […]

Contact: Kathryn Olmstead, (207) 581-3844, George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present its 2005 faculty and student awards April 22 in the Buchanan Alumni House on the University of Maine campus. Dean Ann Leffler will host the award ceremony, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. in the […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO– Laying groundwork for Maine’s future economy, the University of Maine will celebrate two new facilities that will spur innovation among manufacturers and budding student entrepreneurs on April 22. The university has invited legislators, business leaders and other officials to celebrate the grand opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Center […]

Contact: Ilze Petersons, Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine , (207) 942-9343 ORONO – The annual HOPE Festival, staged locally to celebrate Earth Day, is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4: p.m. at the University of Maine Field House. The new location will provide a larger venue for the growing […]

Contact: Kenda Scheele, (207) 581-1406, Bill Charland, (207) 581-2653; Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will hold groundbreaking ceremonies at 1:30 p.m. April 29 in the Stewart Parking Lot for its planned $25 million, state-of-the-art student recreation center. University administrators, members of the boards of trustees and visitors, members of the […]

Contact: James Moreira, 581-1891, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The hard-pressed, misunderstood, rugged individual often central in country and bluegrass music is the topic for analysis in the annual Marshall Dodge lecture April 21 at the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine. Featured speaker Jeff Todd Titon, professor of music at Brown University […]