UMaine News

Contact: Stephanie LaMattina, 581-2031; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Young women who are subject to stress and binge eating are being sought for a University of Maine study. Volunteers between the ages of 18 and 28 will have an opportunity to receive free treatment and a chance to win a $100 bonus for their participation. […]

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — If work is stressing you out, causing anxiety, depression, nervousness, headaches, stomach and back problems or an inability to sleep well, a University of Maine research project could provide some solutions. Adult volunteers are being sought for a study on workplace stress. Barbara Hermann, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO –University of Maine students who volunteer to mentor area school children will be recognized for their altruism on Wednesday, March 28. For information about news coverage possibilities, please call Lyn Dexter at 581-1349. UMaine alumni Russell and Barbara Bodwell of Orono plan to host a dinner at the […]

Contact: Corey Pickett (207) 789-5803 LINCOLNVILLE, Me.– Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has announced a special series of environmental education programs for home-schooled students aged 7 through 12. The program will be at Tanglewood’s Lincolnville campus and will consist of three consecutive Monday sessions on April […]

Contact: Jessica Richards at 207-941-2800, ext 220; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A UMaine student who is organizing and coordinating a charity fashion show hopes the project will bring a little unusual entertainment to the area, while at the same time raise money for the United Way of Eastern Maine. Jessica Richards of Orrington, a […]

Contact: Amie Gellen, 581-1021; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Organizers of a day-long conference March 24 at UMaine hope to attract promising new teachers to science and math fields, and also to help make the subject matter more interesting for tomorrow’s classrooms. The conference is UMaine’s student-run Mathematics and Science Future Teachers Club’s (MSFTC) Seventh […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine and the state’s two southernmost community colleges have crafted an innovative plan aimed at expanding doctoral education opportunities for community college faculty and leaders. Starting in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Southern Maine Community College and York County Community College administrators and faculty […]

Contact: Lauren Marshall at (207) 581-3201; Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Chris Hedges, a former New York Times war correspondent and author of “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning,” will give a talk on his book at the University of Maine on Tuesday April 3. Hedges’ 4:30 p.m. presentation, which is […]

Contact: Curvin Farnham, 581-1254; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s 65-member Symphonic Band will take to the road March 28 as it begins its annual Maine public schools spring tour and concert series. The band will make seven appearances and will share the stage with young public school musicians in some of […]