Contact: Media contact: Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1-800-287-1426 ORONO, Maine – – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association are sponsoring Maine’s annual Small Farm Field Day on August 3 at the Common Ground Fair site in Unity, off route 220 and 139. This educational […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — This fall, University of Maine students will have the opportunity to learn about the on-going peace process in Northern Ireland through a Web-based course taught by an instructor based in Ireland. Gladys Ganiel, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at University College Dublin […]
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Contact: Media contact: Louise Franck Cyr, Cooperative Extension, 1-800-287-0274; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Strengthening Women’s Leadership Capacity Project is now accepting registrations for the coming year. This nine-month educational series is a place for women to experiment with stepping into their full competent powerful selves […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Wayne Maines has been named, following a national search, to the post of Director of Safety and Environmental Management at the University of Maine. He has served since 1992 as Manager of Health, Safety and Training at Schenectady International, Inc., a global chemical products manufacturer. […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two current exhibits at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum, both of which continue into October, feature information and items related to Morocco. The Children of Yesterday (continues through Oct. 4) This exhibition of 50 photographs by Rose-Lynn Fisher explores the nature of Jewish presence […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program will be the first beneficiary of a new program created by the University Bookstore to help campus organizations that work to benefit others. The bookstore has scheduled its first Commemorative Ornament Unveiling for Friday, July 25 […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO and BANGOR — The following is information about two new exhibits, “George Tice: Urban Landscapes” and “Mary Hart: Recent Paintings,” scheduled for July 18-Sept. 20 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. George Tice: Urban Landscapes George Tice began photographing urban and suburban […]
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Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Helen Miltiades, a professor in the Dept. of Social Work and Gerontology at Shippensburg University, is working at the University of Maine for the next several weeks as the university’s first BAC/Toyota Visiting Geriatric Scholar. Her work at UMaine is funded by a grant, announced on […]
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Contact: Media Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Basic reading and writing are no longer sufficient for today’s high school students who must demonstrate strong literacy and critical thinking skills to meet performance-based standards in content areas and to succeed at work and participate in a democratic society. Yet, few content area […]
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Contact: Contact: Kay Hyatt at 207-581-2761 ORONO– Making learning meaningful in the era of standards and laptops is the theme of the 19th annual Middle Level Education Institute taking place July 6-11 at the University of Maine. More than 200 educators from middle schools throughout Maine will spend the week learning about the latest educational […]
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