Contact: Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND– Sometimes finding a source of locally grown food or a new walking path for an evening stroll can be difficult. This spring and summer, 4-H and school groups in Portland and Bowdoinham will collect such information and make it available on maps and […]
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Contact: Michael Peterson, Mechanical Engineering, 207-581-2129; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Want to know the future of snowmobiles? Just ask a member of the University of Maine’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge team. Thirteen students in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and three students in Mechanical Engineering Technology are installing sensors, writing software and […]
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Contact: Rani Gould, (207) 581-1259, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Editors: A schedule with workshop times and locations is available from the Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3756 ORONO — Hundreds of Maine middle school girls will spend a day at college March 1, learning about science-oriented careers historically pursued by males. Coming from all corners of […]
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Contact: Sharon Steele, (207) 581-1968, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who heads the FBI’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, criminal computer intrusion, cyber crime and Computer Analysis Response Team programs for the northeastern region of the United States will speak to UMaine business students and the public about cyber crime on […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 Richard Benson and John Szarkowski will conduct a gallery talk in the University of Maine Museum of Art on Monday evening, March 28, 2005. A Maritime Album: 100 Photographs and Their Stories is on exhibit at the museum until April 2, 2005. The exhibition, which conveys a sense of maritime […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– “I Engineer, Therefore I Art,” reads the slogan on Will Manion’s t-shirt. It’s more than just a clever play on the famous statement, “I think, therefore I am,” by French mathematician Rene Descartes. It expresses the theme for a new initiative that links the literal with […]
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Contact: Constant Albertson, (207) 581-3251, Department of Art, (207) 581-3245, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s ArtWorks after school art program, offering art instruction for area children, is accepting applications for the spring session. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. ArtWorks is a creative opportunity for the university’s […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A series of four lectures will highlight the educational component of a comprehensive new University of Maine project aimed at studying the university’s historic campus and planning for its preservation. Known as the University of Maine Campus Heritage project, the initiative is supported by funding from the […]
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Contact: Frank S. Wertheim, Extension Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 41 Shaw’s Ridge Road, Sanford, ME 04073 ORONO– The 12th annual Maine Garden Day will feature 35 dynamic workshops from renowned horticulturists on Saturday, April 16 at the Central Maine Community College in Auburn. In addition there will be educational displays and a gardening […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Every nook and cranny of the University of Maine’s Memorial Union will be occupied by a chessboard and two players on Saturday, March 5 when UMaine hosts the Maine Scholastic Chess Tournament. Some 350 players are expected for the event, which includes students from kindergarten though high […]
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