UMaine News

Contact: Richard Kersbergen, Cooperative Extension (207) 581-3188Joe Carr, UMaine Public Affairs (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Comprehensive Nutrient Management Education Program has been honored as one of three programs to receive the 2003 Award of Excellence from the Northeast Cooperative Extension Directors.  The award was announced in Washington D.C. at the annual […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Phytoplankton, probability and patterns are a few of the topics to be explored at the annual Math and Science Future Teachers conference, taking place Saturday, Feb. 21 at the University of Maine. The event is open to Maine colleges and university students and to people considering […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — With the advance of the April 15 tax-return deadline, accounting students from the University of Maine Business School once again are ready with pencils and calculators, offering free help to people filing basic federal and state tax returns.  The university’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), sponsored […]

Contact: Karen Meisenheimer, Tanglewood 4-H Camp Elderhostel Coordinator, (207) 589-4263Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, One Tanglewood Rd., Lincolnville, ME 04849, (207) 789-5868 LINCOLNVILLE– Can you picture yourself on board a 42 foot-long wooden sail boat skimming the water of Penobscot Bay, taking a quiet naturalist-led walk along the pristine Duck Trap river or spending […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Students at three coastal Maine high schools will have a chance to follow the beat of a different drummer this week, as University of Maine Music Department Professor Stuart Marrs and a long time musical collaborator introduce them to new music for violin and percussion. Marrs, a […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Student-athletes and administrators from 128 Maine high schools and 37 middle schools have been asked to participate in a March 9 summit to help identify essential qualities of positive, beneficial interscholastic sports programs. Taking place at the University of Maine, the summit is sponsored by the […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Richard D. Chapman, University of Maine Vice President for Student Affairs since August 1999, has announced his plans to resign from that post effective July 31. “Richard’s contributions to our progress in recent years have been very significant,” says UMaine President Peter S. Hoff.  “He has overseen […]

Contact: Judy Round, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, (207) 581-3229 ORONO, Maine — The public is invited to attend seminars on forest resources planned in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the University of Maine’s forestry programs. Speakers from universities around the country will address issues ranging from tourism and timber supply to […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” has much to do with everything in life that’s important: friends, family, trust and love. The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts will produce the romantic comedy in February at Hauck Auditorium. The plays is considered by some to be […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3751 ORONO — University of Maine students considering a career in foreign policy or international affairs, or those who just want a better understanding of the changing politics of the world, will have a chance to meet and rub elbows with some nationally respected authorities in world affairs through a […]