All recent news

Washington County Business Conference and Marketplace Set for Calais

Contact: Nick Houtman at (207) 581-3777 ORONO- Tuning up an economic engine means getting under the hood and taking a look at everything from marketing to cash flow management. Business owners and economic development experts will do exactly that during the second annual Washington County Business Conference and Marketplace April 30 and May 1 at […]

Read more

UMaine to Host North Atlantic Food Science College Bowl

Contact: Nick Houtman at (207) 581-3777 ORONO– Food will be on the minds of college students attending a competition at the University of Maine on April 17, but this Jeopardy style event is no pie eating contest. The North Atlantic Area Food Science College Bowl, sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), will test […]

Read more

Hockey Rally Set for Monday

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A rally to honor the UMaine Black Bear hockey team is scheduled for Monday, April 5 at 12:15 p.m. in the Maine Marketplace, Memorial Union.  Scheduled speakers include UMaine President Peter Hoff, Coach Tim Whitehead and Todd Jackson, the team’s senior captain.  Music will be provided by […]

Read more

UMaine Study of Attitudes Explores Domestic

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A researcher and lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Social Work wonders if people are less affected by reports of domestic violence if they believe in social “myths” that tend to excuse violent behavior.  Will a person, for instance, be more inclined to excuse domestic […]

Read more

UMaine Study Seeks to Track and Treat Shyness in Children

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — University of Maine doctoral candidate Bethany Sallinen is looking for children to volunteer for a research project. She also is looking for a group of children who are not shy. Sallinen wants to compare about 70 shy and non-shy children, ages eight to 12 years old, to […]

Read more

Student Performances Highlight April 6 Chamber Concert

Contact: Joe Carr at (2070 581-3571 ORONO — The UMaine School of Performing Arts’ April 6 chamber music concert at Minsky Recital Hall in the Class of 1944 Building on the Orono campus promises a wide array of chamber music, ranging from jazz to the more serious music of Handel, and even a somber selection […]

Read more

Acid Rain Study Confirms Soil Nutrient Depletion

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Researchers studying the environmental consequences of acid rain have reached an important milestone, adding evidence for a theory that has been the focus of much scientific debate. Publishing in the December, 2003 issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal, a team at […]

Read more

Need for Volunteer Host Families Continues

Contact: Jill Coffren, state coordinator, Cooperative Extension 4H Japanese exchange program, 207-645-3248. ORONO– Ryota Toda is a 12-year-old boy from Kyoto, Japan, who has a black belt in karate and is an avid stamp collector.  This year he hopes to come to the United States and live with a Maine family.  He can’t wait to […]

Read more

Women’s History Celebration Continues at UMaine

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Women as patriots, women of the civil rights movement, women as authors, artists, musicians, film producers, revolutionaries, women as survivors. The University of Maine’s celebration of women’s history continues this week with a series of lectures, films and presentations around the Orono campus and with a special […]

Read more

UMaine Students Design Paper Snowboard for Engineering Competition

Contact: University of Maine, Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777John Hwalek, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2302, U.S. Department of EnergyJohn Horst, 303-434-2817 or 303-868-9145 (cell) ORONO, Maine — When UMaine engineering students hit the slopes at the Winter Park Resort in Colorado on April 3, they’ll be aiming for more than a […]

Read more