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UMaine Police Charge Man with Animal Cruelty, Criminal Trespass

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine police have charged William Diemer, 20, of Old Town, with misdemeanor cruelty to animals and misdemeanor criminal trespass.  The charges follow an investigation into a Sept. 20 incident in the horse barn at UMaine’s Witter Teaching and Research Center.  Police allege […]

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UMaine Researchers, Chancellor Expand Research and Education Ties with Chile

Contact: Media Contact: Nick Houtman at (207) 581-3777 ORONO– University of Maine wood composites researchers will take another step in developing international ties with a one-week visit starting October 4 to research laboratories and forest product companies in Chile. With federal government support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), four wood scientists and engineers […]

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UMaine Receives Donation of Papermaking Equipment

Contact: Media contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — The Pulp and Paper Process Development Center at the University of Maine has received a donation of papermaking equipment worth $500,000. The machine — a hot soft nip calendar — came from the former Beloit Corporation Research and Development Center in Rockton, […]

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Maine Folklife Center Publishes Abnaki Volume

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — “Katahdin: Wigwam’s Tales of the Abnaki Tribe,” a new volume of tales and legends based on Penobscot traditions, has been published by the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine.  The 203-page book was written by the late Mary Alice Nelson, who was born […]

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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to Speak at UMaine Oct. 7

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO– New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Oct. 7 to deliver the first installment in the Governor’s Distinguished Lecture Series, a collaborative effort of UMaine and the Maine governor’s office. For its inaugural presentation, the lecture series committee selected Richardson, […]

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Sandy Ives Set for Museum Brown Bag Lecture Oct. 1

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Edward “Sandy” Ives, who retired from the University of Maine in 1999 after 44 years on the faculty, first in English and later in anthropology, will be the presenter at UMaine’s Page Farm and Home Museum’s next brown bag lecture.  The talk is scheduled for […]

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Cohen Papers Forum to Explore Media/Government Issues

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — Experts in media law, academics who specialize in the study of journalism and working reporters will gather at the University of Maine on Oct. 29 for an afternoon forum exploring current issues concerning the relationship between the media and government. “The Media Threatened? Protecting […]

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UMaine Homecoming October 3-5

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Bob Potts at (207) 581-1494 ORONO — A variety of activities are planned for the University of Maine’s annual Homecoming Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 3-5.  Sponsored and organized by the University of Maine Alumni Association, Homecoming provides an opportunity for UMaine alums to return to campus during […]

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Education Partnership Names Executive Director

Contact: Media contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– A career Maine educator has been named to provide leadership and coordination for a regional collaboration working to improve teaching and learning at all levels. Owen P. Maurais, who recently retired as superintendent of Old Town Schools, will provide leadership and coordination for the Penobscot River […]

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