Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571Nick Houtman at (207) 581-37771 ORONO, Maine — The Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy at the University of Maine has received a $400,000 Congressional award to fund the Maine Rural Substance Abuse Partnership. The partnership includes community-based prevention, education, and treatment initiatives in Washington County linked to a […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — It comes as little surprise that the majority of young people leaving Maine after college do so in pursuit of better jobs and higher pay, but research by two UMaine graduate students shows cultural attractions also serve as a virtual Pied Piper of Hamelin leading youth away. […]
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Contact: Carla Ganiel at (207) 581-3326 ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE) Senior Companion Program (SCP) is the recipient of a $500 grant from the Bangor Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart officials Don Emmons and Allison Carson presented the grant award to SCP Project Director Carla Ganiel and AmeriCorps VISTA member Susan McNerney on June […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761ORONO, Maine — The first graduates of a federally funded master’s degree program at the University of Maine are bringing new ideas and leadership capacity to agencies serving young children with disabilities and their families. The U.S. Department of Education grant — Training Options for […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine will dedicate the Jacob Shur Research Facility in Crystal, Maine at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 24. A gift from Island Falls potato grower Arthur Shur, the facility will provide space for UMaine scientists to apply advanced tissue culture techniques […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine Vice President for Advancement Jeffery Mills has announced a $175,000 grant from the Getty Grant Program’s Campus Heritage Initiative. The money will be used to fund a preservation plan for the buildings and landscapes included in UMaine’s National Register Historic District. “This grant will […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt: (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine –The University of Maine Upward Bound program will welcome 140 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors Saturday, June19, as they begin a six-week academic and career exploration experience. The majority of the students (approximately 100) are in the Classic Upward Bound general academic support and enrichment program. They […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — What can we learn about Judaic life from TV’s Homer Simpson? Plenty, says Laura Lindenfeld, A UMaine instructor in film and media criticism. Several episodes of “The Simpsons,” which deal with Jewish family customs, are included in an extensive collection of videotaped movies, television programs and documentaries […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine English Professor Burt Hatlen jokingly calls the 2004 poetry conference of the National Poetry Foundation on June 23-27 “a gathering of the poetry clan, and all the sub-clans.” But, in fact, this conference, the 12th poetry conference hosted by the National Poetry Foundation since […]
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Contact: Daniel Sandweiss, Dept. of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute, 207-581-1889, dan_sandweiss@umit.maine.eduKirk Maasch, Climate Change Institute, 207-581-2197, kirk@iceage.umeqs.maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, — Old fish bones can tell scientists about more than what people used to eat. They can also provide clues to the climate in which those people lived. In […]
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