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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Contact: Todd Gabe (207) 581-3307; Amy Powers (Cruise Maine) (207) 310-0998: David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine — A study conducted by researchers from the UMaine Department of Resource Economics and Policy and Center for Tourism Research and Outreach (CenTRO) shows that cruise ships visiting just two key ports along the coast injected more than […]
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Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777 The Dept. of Biological Sciences Spring 2006 Seminar Series will be hosting Jim Rittenburg as guest speaker on April 28 from 3-4 PM in room 102 Murray Hall. The title of his seminar is: “Nanotechnology-based solutions to product authentication: Using the small to protect the big“. Rittenburg is one of […]
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Contact: Dave Munson at (207) 581-3777 Spring Fling Horse Show The Maine Animal Club will be hosting the annual Spring Fling Horse Show on Sunday, May 7 at 9:00 A.M. at Witter Farm. The event will showcase the talents of both youth and adult competitors in a variety of categories, including showmanship, English and western […]
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Contact: Lawrence Hollins, 207-789-5862 LINCOLNVILLE — Summer camps are going green, if the recent presentation by University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tanglewood Camp to the American Camping Association (ACA) is any indication. Several hundred camp staff attended the ACA’s March 23–25 Northeast Regional Conference in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tanglewood’s “Greening Your Camp” session focused on […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — In Shadowlands, playwright and screenwriter William Nicholson notes, “we read to know we are not alone.” We do the same with writing, according to author and University of Maine Assistant Professor of Education Rich Kent. “Writing is not only a powerful way to learn and to become […]
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Contact: For technical information contact: Amy Engler Booth, M.A., CCC-AClinical Audiologist/lecturer; 581-2009For coverage information contact: Jen Jackson, Student/Media Liaison; 232-5961 ORONO — It is estimated nearly 100,000 Mainers have a hearing loss. Nationally that number is 22 to 28 million Americans, 37 percent of whom are over the age of 65. The most shocking statistic […]
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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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