UMaine News

Contact: Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative extension, 1-800-287-1426, richardk@umext.maine.edu ORONO– Farmers with an idea for a new sustainable agriculture technique are eligible to apply for research funding from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (Northeast SARE). “This grant program has been available to producers for several years, and Maine has been very […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu;Adriaan Van Heiningen, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2278, avanheiningen@umche.maine.edu ORONO– Wood pulp might make the paper industry go around, but this renewable product has untapped potential for a variety of uses, according to a University of Maine professor. Adriaan van Heiningen works in the UMaine […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Board of Visitors, authorized by the Maine Legislature in 1997 to advocate for the university and advise its administration, will hold its annual two-day on-campus meeting Oct. 25 and 26 at UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House.  As the meeting concludes on Tuesday, Board Chair […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — What do you get when you cross a mathematician with a magician?  Dr.  Arthur Benjamin — “Mathemagician.”   A mathematics professor at Harvey Mudd College, one of the world’s fastest “lightning calculators,” a magician and frequent performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Professor Benjamin is bringing his […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine History Department’s 2004 conference for Maine middle and high school teachers will tackle the exciting, tumultuous times of the 1960s on Oct. 29 at the Buchanan Alumni House. The day-long event, titled “The 1960’s: A Decade of Hope, Rage, & Change,” will feature […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo of Bob Kerrey is available upon request. ORONO, Me. — Bob Kerrey, president of New School University and former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 9 to deliver UMaine’s second Governor’s Distinguished Lecture. A collaborative effort of UMaine […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Project Opportunity is inviting the campus community and the public to a reception Oct. 25 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Fogler Library to hear about the newly acquired Jewish Heritage Video Collection. The 200-title collection of videos on Jewish life, history, culture and humor, […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Peace Studies Program is organizing trips in February and March to Cuba and Nicaragua, offering a first-hand look at the social, political and economic effects of global trade policies on the two developing nations. The trips over spring break are open to anyone […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Sulak Sivaraksa, Thailand’s most prominent lay Buddhist social activist and author — and visiting Libra Professor — will lead Peace Week discussions Oct. 26-Nov. 4 at UMaine. Peace Week is an annual series of lectures sponsored by the university Peace Studies Program. Sivaraksa is widely known as […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Intensive English Institute is planning for the February-March visit by more than two dozen Japanese college students, and again is seeking host families in the area. Institute Director Chris Mares will need even more families than volunteered to host the visiting students last February and […]