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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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Meave Leakey to Speak at UMaine Oct. 7

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Renowned paleoanthropologist and zoologist Meave Leakey will present a lecture, “African Origins: Sole Survivors of a Diverse Past,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the University of Maine.  The event is scheduled for Hutchins Concert Hall at the Maine Center for the Arts […]

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UMaine Engineer Serves on U.S. EPA Advisory Panel

Contact: Media contact: Darrell Donahue, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2728; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Darrell Donahue of Old Town, associate professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is serving on a scientific advisory board consultation panel on computational toxicology for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 15-member […]

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Aubert Hall Open House Set for October 1

Contact: Media contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– University of Maine faculty and students are moving this month into brightly renovated laboratories, offices and seminar classrooms in Aubert Hall. The public will have a chance to tour the new facilities during an open house celebration on October 1. UMaine President Peter S. […]

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Study Tracks Maine Principals’ Work Stability and Change

Contact: Media contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– High turnover rates and the approaching retirement of more than half of Maine’s principals require immediate and concerted attention from the state’s education and policy communities, according to a University of Maine College of Education and Human Development study. With a combined 25 years of experience […]

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UMaine Career Center Schedules “Resumania”

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — More than 700 UMaine students are expected to attend “Resumania,” the UMaine Career Center’s unique career and resume workshop.  The event, which will include a free barbecue, is scheduled to be held outdoors on the UMaine mall from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. […]

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Socialist and Marxist Studies Lunch Series Scheduled at UMaine

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Michael Howard at (207) 581-3861 ORONO — The fall semester’s Socialist and Marxist Studies Luncheon Series at the University of Maine aims to encourage people to think about and discuss controversial topics such as war with Iraq the Patriot Act.          Speakers do not necessarily present socialist or […]

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