UMaine News

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Maine Christian Association, the ecumenical campus ministry for the University of Maine community, will celebrate the life of Dorothy Clarke Wilson on Sunday, May 2 from 2-4 p.m. at the Wilson Center on the UMaine Campus.  The event is scheduled for the 100th anniversary of the […]

Contact: Lech Muszynski, AEWC, 207-581-2102, lech_muszynski@umit.maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– From road bridges and cars to outdoor decks at home, composite products made of wood and plastic are becoming more common in every day life. Scientists and engineers doing research in this industry will present their latest results in a conference […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Society has long been aware that women most often are the victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, but a new study by Amy Blackstone, a UMaine assistant professor of sociology, and a research colleague shows that young men are sexually harassed more than people think. After […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 The College of Education and Human Development has a limited number of seats available for the April 27video conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with students from An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine. The goals of the conference are to develop a clearer understanding of the forces and factors affecting […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — If a handful of face-to-face contacts with a psychologist are as beneficial to some clients with panic disorder as weekly psychotherapy sessions, perhaps even fewer face-to-face consultations would be better still. That’s the theory and basis of a new study on “self-directed” therapy being conducted by University […]

Contact: George Manlove at (20&) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Jazz Ensemble and UMaine Jazz Ensemble will appear in concert in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine Thursday, April 22, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of a busy month of many local performances by the UMaine Jazz musicians and their […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The first of several live videoconference debates between a group of UMaine students and a group of Arab students at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, took on a tone of diplomacy as they discussed different views on the United States’ Middle East policies. The April 21 […]

Contact: Amos Orcutt, University of Maine Foundation, 207-581-5100 ORONO — A $5,000 prize will be awarded to an individual whose impact on the University of Maine reflects the level of advancements made by former President Abram W. Harris, who served the University from 1893 — 1901. According to President Emeritus Frederick E. Hutchinson ’53, chair […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Michele Montas, a 1968 University of Maine graduate who has risked her life and seen her husband assassinated in the name of liberty for the people of Haiti, will deliver the featured address at UMaine’s May 8 commencement ceremony.  The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on […]