Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will mark its ongoing efforts to create and sustain a healthy work environment with a May 4 celebration at the Maine Marketplace dining facility in Memorial Union. The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) designated UMaine as a Silver Well Workplace in late February. […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — A professional development workshop to help educators at all levels explore the connection of life and work takes place Friday, May 19 in Waldoboro. Led by Richard Ackerman, University of Maine associate professor of Educational Leadership, the daylong retreat helps educators, kindergarten through college, focus on […]
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Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, enrollment officer, University of Maine Army ROTCRoom 112, Armory, 581-1125 ORONO – The Black Bear Battalion of the University of Maine Army ROTC will hold its cadet commissioning ceremony Saturday, May 13, to commission nine cadets into the United States Army as second lieutenants. The ceremony will talk place in […]
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Contact: Robert Strong, 581-1986; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Members of the Maine Business School investment club SPIFFY drew compliments recently as one of 12 student groups invited to make formal presentations at a national two-day investment symposium in Dayton, Ohio, attended by 1,500 students from 191 universities from 21 countries. A team of eight […]
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Contact: Sarah Bigney, Progressive Student Alliance at 356-7322 ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci will be at the University of Maine at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 3 to participate in a rally followed by a forum and panel discussion aimed at raising awareness of healthcare issues in Maine. More than 100,000 Maine residents are without […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, Extension Educator, 1-207-780-4205 ORONO–The Nutrition, Food and Physical Activity Symposium, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will be held Wednesday, May 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Stewart Commons at the University of Maine. The symposium represents an important staff development opportunity for professionals within the public health sector. […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — From analyzing the molecular structure of new composite materials to developing new strategies for managing fish populations throughout the Gulf of Maine, UMaine student research is making a difference, contributing to a broad range of disciplines while adding depth and momentum to the students’ professional training. UMaine […]
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Contact: Paul Mayewski (207) 581-3019; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Professor Paul Mayewski, Director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, has been selected to receive the Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Founder and Chair of the Executive Committee for the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition, Mayewski has […]
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Contact: Laura Kenefic (207) 581-2794; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – UMaine Faculty Associate Laura Kenefic of the Department of Forest Ecosystem Science was recently presented with the 2006 Mollie H. Beattie Young Forester Leadership Award by the New England Society of American Foresters. This award is presented to a member of NESAF who […]
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Contact: Peter Jumars (207) 581-3321; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – Research being conducted by UMaine researcher Peter Jumars of the Darling Marine Center and UMaine School of Marine Sciences has created an unlikely pairing between the U.S. Department of Defense and a tiny ocean-going creature known as the opossum shrimp. The military’s Defense […]
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