Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli, 207.561.3352 EDUCATOR CONFERENCE April 26 – April 27, 2007 BANGOR — This two-day conference will explore the ways in which teachers of all grade levels and disciplines and can use visual art to enrich curriculum. Content areas addressed include: Visual and Performing Arts – Creative Expression, Cultural Heritage, and Criticism and Aesthetics; […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — At its Friday March 23 meeting, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure for 33 University of Maine faculty members. UMaine President Robert Kennedy praised the faculty members for their achievements and recognized their important roles in the UMaine community. “Promotion and […]
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Contact: Judy Round 581-5104 ORONO, Maine — Ted Ames, member of Stonington Fisheries Alliance (SFA) and captain/owner of the FV Mary Elizabeth in the Zone C lobster fishery, will give the 2007 University of Maine Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture. The lecture is scheduled for 3 p.m. April 11 in the McIntire Room of UMaine’s […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 2007 UMaine Juried Student Art Exhibition Department of ArtLord Hall GalleriesUniversity of Maine April 6 to May 4, 2007 (exhibition dates)Friday, April 13, 2007, 5:30 to 7:30 pm–Opening and Awards Ceremony Campus community, family, and friends welcome ORONO — The 2007 Student Art Exhibition in the Department of Art […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 Bangor, Maine — The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present two exhibitions at the Museum beginning April 27. Yangtze Remembered: The River Beneath The Lake Photographs by Linda Butler portrays the massive cultural change in rural China prompted by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam on […]
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Contact: Gretchen Gfeller at (207) 581-1696 ORONO, Me. — Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine will soon have an opportunity to gather opinions from those who use their collections. Through April 15, the library will be administering the LibQUAL+ survey, an international level program designed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) […]
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Contact: John Jemison, 207-581-3241 NEWCASTLE, N.H.–The recent New England Regional In-Service Training for Agricultural Providers saved New England farmers a lot of money: more than $1.7 million, according to participant surveys. The 2007 training, held in Newcastle, N.H. on Febr.7 and 8, was attended by nearly 60 agricultural professionals and agency representatives. University of Maine […]
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Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3352 BANGOR, Me. — Would you like to show your work at the University of Maine Museum of Art? Send UMMA your photographs! The Museum of Art is currently accepting submissions for Millions Taken Daily Photographs from Everyone and Everywhere on exhibit July 13 to October 6, 2007. The exhibition […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine has scheduled a series of activities related to the Black Bear hockey team’s upcoming appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four tournament. “These events are intended to celebrate the team’s achievement and provide the community with opportunities to enjoy this success in a safe, […]
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Contact: Marjie Harris, 581-3570, or George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The field of geriatric care is changing rapidly, especially as the last few decades have introduced new ways of detecting mental health issues, new medications, innovative therapies and recognizing early signs of worsening health conditions affecting older people. A conference designed to address and explore […]
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