Contact: Nancy Ogle, (207) 941-8580; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 AUGUSTA — An 11th Century Persian parable about a fantastical journey through valleys and over mountains to find a mystical king with answers about spiritual enlightenment has been set to music for three unique performances, at UMaine and the universities of Maine at Augusta and Southern […]
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Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4389; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — W/O3 without borders re: build / re: work / re: place, the third in a series of annual exhibits by UMaine art and New Media students, currently at the Lord Hall art gallery on the Orono campus, is an example of where art is going these […]
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Contact: Liam Riordan, 581-1913; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — On Feb. 29, 1704, more than 200 French soldiers and Native American Indians from five tribes descended upon English colonists in Deerfield, Mass., killing 50 and capturing more than 100 men, women and children who would be taken to Canada for resettlement among Native and French […]
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Contact: Alan Stubbs, (207) 581-3210; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO – Artwork by UMaine psychology and art professor Alan Stubbs recently was selected as one of the 10 best illusions submitted at the international second annual Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest, sponsored by the Neural Correlate Society and held during Vision Sciences Society […]
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Contact: David Lee, Edelman Entertainment for the History Channel, 212-642-7718 Lowe’s Home Improvement, American Express and Local Cable Affiliates Team with The History Channel Save Our History Program to Support Third Year of Innovative Educational Projects Center Leads Students in the History of the Pulp and Paper Industry NEW YORK — The History Channel today […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Edith Marion Patch Center for Entomology, the Environment and Education at the University of Maine will host a Sunday, Sept. 17 educational forum on the compositae family of plants. Julie Beckford of Sweet Pea Perennials will lead the discussion and hands-on activities related to compositae, which […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe will provide a keynote talk on Tuesday, Sept. 12 when the University of Maine formally adopts its Relationship Abuse and the Workplace Policy. UMaine President Robert A. Kennedy will speak and sign the policy at 10:15 a.m. at Buchanan Alumni House. Rowe’s […]
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Contact: Richard Brzozowski , 207- 780-4205 BRUNSWICK, Me. –University of Maine Cooperative Extension will sponsor the Maine Shepherd School, a two-day course with a theme of “Raising Sheep for Profit.” The course is set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14 in Brunswick. Mike Caskey of Minnesota
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Contact: John Jemison, Jr., Extension Professor, Water Quality and Soil Science, jjemison@umext.maine.edu, 207-581-3241 OAKLAND, Me.–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Sustainability for ME.,” a six-week program beginning on Wednesday Sept. 13 at Messalonskee High School in Oakland. Sessions are scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 18. The “Sustainability for ME” course will demonstrate […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Socialist-Marxist Studies Lecture Series for fall 2006 offers a schedule of controversial and thought-provoking lectures on topics ranging from the events and crises in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Bosnia and Latin and South America to the degradation of civil liberties in a post-911 […]
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