Contact: Jose Cordero, 581-1425, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Black History Month is being observed throughout the month of February at UMaine with speakers, films and, on Feb. 24, a free Black History Month dinner with a national speaker. The month is designed to provide students and the public with a better insight into the […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present eight performances of “Jesus Christ Superstar” beginning Feb. 16 in the newly renovated Hauck Auditorium. The rock opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice combines hard-driving rock tunes and soulful ballads to create a […]
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Contact: Brenda Zollitsch, 866-4323; Catherine Schmitt, 581-1434 Editors’ note: Maine communities sending teams include Ashland, Corinth, Bath, Poland, Sanford, Waterville and York. Names of local high school team coaches and best interview opportunities for reporters can be obtained by calling the contact people listed in this release. ORONO – So you think you know marine […]
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Contact: MaJo Keleshian, 581-3267; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — An exhibit of 30 recent landscape paintings by UMaine art professor Michael Lewis currently is on exhibit at the University of Maine Department of Art’s Carnegie Gallery 1 at Carnegie Hall on the Orono campus. “Michael Lewis, Recent Paintings,” will be on display from Feb. 10 […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Thomas Remington, professor and chair of the Political Science Department at Emory University in Atlanta, will visit the University of Maine later this month for a series of presentations to share his perspectives on contemporary Russia and the post-Soviet region. “Understanding the nature and direction of political […]
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Contact: Contacts: Nory Jones, 581-1995; George Manlove, 581-3756/ cell phone: 458-9296 ORONO – Back for a second season, members of the UMaine Business School faculty are prepping for a return to the ice at Alfond Arena for the second annual Broomball game to benefit the Bangor offices of the Maine Children’s Miracle Network. This year’s […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 f=”http://calendar.umaine.edu/details.asp?eventid=2084″>Saving Title IX: A Call for Action, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union, with Lynn Atherley, Janice Clark, Rena Lolar and Kristin Langellier, part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series Feb. 16 Academic Dishonesty and the Student Conduct Code, 9:30-11:15 a.m., Bumps Room, Memorial Union, […]
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Contact: Contacts: Doug Allen, 581-3860; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Global controversies over peace, war, politics and human rights are topics to be covered in depth by the UMaine Marxist-Socialist Studies Lecture Series for spring, 2006. Lectures featuring guest speakers, UMaine professors and student perspectives on critical issues of international importance are offered 12:30-1:45 p.m. […]
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Contact: Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761; David Munson 581-3777 ORONO, Me — The College of Education and Human Development’s Spring Research Colloquium begins Friday, Feb. 10. The intent is to provide a forum for College faculty to share and discuss their research — planned, in process or recently completed — and to learn from each […]
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Contact: Contact: Laurie Connell (207) 581-2470; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Me. – UMaine Marine Scientist Laurie Connell isn’t one to brag: she would rather talk about the potential of her current research than the popularity of what she has published in the past. With more than five months at the top of the charts […]
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