Contact: Media contact: Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 207-581-3124; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– A University of Maine nutritionist has found evidence that consumption of wild blueberries can help arteries relax and reduce risks associated with cardiovascular disease. The project is the first using rats fed blueberry diets […]
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Contact: Media contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777; Sarah Nelson, Mitchell Institute, 207-581-3454 ORONO– A University of Maine graduate student has received one of eight 2003 Canon National Park Science Scholarships awarded in September to students studying at national parks in North and South America. Sarah Nelson, a researcher at UMaine’s Senator George […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Effective immediately, there is a slight change in the hours the University of Maine Museum of Art is open to the public. The museum will now close at 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Open hours are as follows: Tue. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun. […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The official portraits honoring former University of Maine presidents Arthur Johnson and Dale Lick will be unveiled in separate ceremonies at UMaine’s Fogler Library during the next three weeks. Johnson, the 14th UMaine president, served in that role from July 1984-Aug. 1986. He was succeeded […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine office of Substance Abuse Prevention Services and the Orono Police Department have developed a new program that will focus on prevention of alcohol abuse near the UMaine campus. Funding for the $6,000 initiative, which will feature increased patrols to prevent underage […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Peace Studies Program has developed a series of events for Peace Week 2003 at UMaine. The theme for the week’s programming is “Transforming Gender Roles for the 21st Century.” The schedule of events follows: MONDAY, OCT. 27 12:15-1:30 P.M. Religion […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine plans a wide variety of activities and events for its annual International Week of programming. This year’s schedule begins on Thursday, Oct. 30 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 8 when Culturefest, UMaine’s annual celebration of diversity, takes center stage. The complete schedule […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two of the leading national authorities on vision loss and aging will visit the University of Maine Oct. 27-30 as part of the UMaine Center on Aging’s BAC/Toyota Visiting Geriatric Scholar Program. Cynthia Stuen and Amy Horowitz, both from the International Lighthouse for the Blind […]
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Contact: Media contact: Richard Kersbergen, Extension Educator, 207-342-5971 or 800-287-1426 ORONO– Are you a farmer with a great idea for a better way to grow a crop, market a product or engage members of your community in strengthening local agriculture? Would a little more time (or money) help you to follow up on that idea? […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s annual Howard Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture Series, scheduled this year for Thursday, Nov. 6, will feature a talk by Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder and editor of “Tikkun,” a progressive Jewish Magazine. The lecture, named in memory of Schonberger, […]
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