Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Nearly 60 musicians in the University of Maine Symphonic Band are on the road again April 14, as they begin their annual Maine public school tour. Their tour bus will make stops at public schools in Oxford Hills, Durham, Freeport, Brunswick, York and Bath. Musicians will work […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Alan Charles Kors of the University of Pennsylvania history faculty, who teaches European intellectual history and has served as editor-in-chief of the “Oxford Encyclopedia of Enlightenment,” will be the guest speaker at the 2004 University of Maine Phi Beta Kappa initiation. The event is scheduled for Thursday, […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3751 ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum on the Orono campus is hosting a brown bag lunch discussion at noon Tuesday, April 13, on the increasing number of women in agriculture in Maine. The public is invited to the free event. Vivianne Holmes of the Maine chapter […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — To many Americans, Fidel Castro is a Cuban dictator. To Cubans, he is president, elected by a general assembly. Such is the difference in perceptions of Cuba, says Barbara Blazej of the University of Maine, whose students in a special travel-study class are inviting the public to […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine graduate student Jovana Davidovic will play the part in the next University of Maine School of Performing Arts “Readers’ Theater” of Seada, one of five Bosnian women in a refugee camp struggling with the aftermath of war. Not surprisingly, she’s very sensitive about the […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Symphonic Band and the University of Maine Concert Band will share the Hutchins Hall stage at the Maine Center for the Arts on April 13 to each present a short concert. The Concert Band will start the performances at 7:30 p.m.; the larger […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Through materials as diverse as wood, paint, steel, paper, yarn and clay, the University of Maine’s new 2004 Annual Student Exhibition reflects students’ varied views of themselves and the world around them. The show opened April 9 at the Carnegie Hall galleries on the Orono campus and […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — With two new federal grants totaling $2.36 million, engineers in the University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center will be working with the U.S. Navy and Maine businesses to improve ship building technologies. The grants from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — This is a quiz. Think soft drinks. Did a bright red label with “Coca-Cola” in white script come to mind? Coca-Cola is just one of thousands of corporations that spend billions creating, protecting and promoting their brands, hoping to ensure that their names and logos will come […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Turn up the stage lights and gather around the displays. The University of Maine will celebrate student achievements in science, engineering, humanities and the arts with a series of performances, exhibits, lectures and awards presentations April 9-18. UMaine’s annual Student Research and Creative Achievement […]
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