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Beers Named UMaine Development Vice President

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO – Barbara Beers, a 1974 University of Maine graduate with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and related activities, has been named vice-president for development at her alma mater. In this role, Beers will oversee UMaine’s development activities, which include private fundraising, donor relations, corporate support and […]

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Aspiring Teachers to Hear Maine Learning Results Update

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The Maine Learning Results will be highlighted at the sixth annual Math and Science Future Teachers conference, taking place Saturday, April 1 at the University of Maine. The free event is open to Maine college and university students and to people considering changing careers to enter […]

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UMMA Art Exhibition April 14 – July 1, 2006

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 The University of Maine Museum of Art presents the work of renowned contemporary photographer Kenro Izu and a portrait exhibition drawn from the museum’s permanent collection. Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art presents the first comprehensive museum exhibition of the work of internationally acclaimed photographer Kenro Izu […]

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UMaine to Host Friday Drug Prevention Conference

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571; Lauri Sidelko at 581-1432 ORONO — Students, professional staff members and faculty members from Maine colleges and universities, along with their community partners, will visit the University of Maine on Friday March 31 for the 2006 Higher Education Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Conference. The conference, which begins with registration […]

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UMaine Page Farm & Home Museum Offering Annual Spring Field Trip

Contact: Patty Henner, (207) 581-4100, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum in Orono is celebrating maple syrup season with a public field trip to a sugaring operation on Friday, March 31. This year’s annual spring field trip will travel to Breakneck Ridge Farm near Monson to see the […]

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Food Science Team takes New Product to National Competition

Contact: Kristi Crowe; David Munson (207) 593-9295 Rich, chocolaty, decadent, and…healthy? If you thought luscious fruit bonbons couldn’t be part of a health-friendly diet, think again. A group of UMaine students from the UMaine Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition have come up with a snack that takes health food to a whole new […]

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Report Examines Threat of “Roving Bandits” to Local Fisheries

Contact: Bob Steneck (207) 563-3146 ext 233; Jim Wilson (207) 581-4368; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – A recent study published in the journal Science by UMaine researchers and others has identified a growing threat to the health of local fisheries across Maine and around the world: the so-called “roving bandits” of the seas. […]

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UMaine Pier Design Wins National Timber Bridge Award

Contact: Roberta Laverty (207) 581-2110; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The Milbridge Pier, an innovative timber pier designed at UMaine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, has recently been named one of America’s best timber bridges. The annual award, sponsored by the American Institute of Timber Construction, APA — The Engineered Wood Association, the […]

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MaineSci Vol. 7 Calendar

Contact: Dave Munson at (207) 581-3777 UPCOMING EVENTS: A. 2006 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours B. Mitchell Center Spring Seminar Series C. College of Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium D. Spring Forage Conference set for April 6   A. 2006 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours The Maine TREE Foundation and Maine Project Learning Tree announce the […]

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Blueberry Project Signals Start of International Collaborations

Contact: Dorothy Klimis-Zacas (207) 581-3124; David Munson (207) 581-3777 A cooperative project between UMaine and University of Milan researchers to examine the bioavailability of anthocyanins from blueberries may signal the start of an ongoing relationship between the two universities. The project, led by UMaine Professor of Clinical Nutrition Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, sprang from a visit to […]

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