Contact: Media contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Governor John Baldacci will highlight a groundbreaking ceremony November 20 for a two-story addition to the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine. The 7,100 square-foot expansion will provide laboratory space geared toward technology development and commercialization. The event […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A memorial service honoring the life of Laurence A. Jones, Jr., a 1992 UMaine graduate, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003. The service will be held at noon near North Stevens Hall, in front of the Laurence A. Jones, Jr. Memorial Tree. At the […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will take the Hauck Auditorium stage for a concert on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Karel Lidral, director of jazz studies and associate professor of music at UMaine, directs both groups. The Jazz Ensemble will […]
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Contact: Media contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– The National Middle School Association has taken a major step toward debunking the myth that middle schools are too soft and lack academic rigor, according to University of Maine Professor Edward Brazee. The research to back up effective middle schools as centers of academic and developmental […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Organizers have postponed “Doing Business in Iraq: the Private Sector,” a conference that had been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13 in Scarborough. The conference will be moved to a date early in 2004, most likely in March. Two members of the Iraqi Governing Council — […]
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Contact: Contact: Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine: Marilyn Lutz, 207-581-1658; Maine Public Broadcasting Corp.: Mary Helene DuRoss, 207-783-9101; Maine State Museum: J.R. Phillips, 207-287-2303; IMLS: Mamie Bittner 202-606-8339 ORONO– A gold mine of information about Maine’s culture and natural history will be made available electronically to classrooms throughout the state as a result […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The timeless and beloved story of the “Round-Headed Kid” immortalized in Charles Schultz’ “Peanuts” comic strip will come to life at the University of Maine and area schools with the UMaine School of Performing Arts’ December production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Prof. […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Beginning on Monday, Nov. 10, the University of Maine Bookstore, University of Maine Printing Services and the UMaine Army and Navy ROTC will collaborate on a project intended to boost she spirits of Maine service men and women who are not at home during the […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Chellie Pingree, president and CEO of Common Cause, and State Rep. Hannah Pingree (D-North Haven), will discuss “Common Causes: Two Generations of Maine Women in Progressive Politics” on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the University of Maine. The session is scheduled for12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Bangor […]
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Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The legacy of Richard Paquette. who attended the University of Maine for one year in 1922, will benefit generations to come thanks to a $150,000 gift from his estate. “This is one of those stories that could only be better if Mr. Paquette, who died […]
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