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Research and Business Growth Envisioned at UMaine Wood Composites Center

Contact: Contact: Habib Dagher, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, 207-581-2138; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — The Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center at the University of Maine will expand its research laboratories, add a small conference facility and provide space for a new student entrepreneurship program as a result of […]

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Grant to Fund Continued Work on Historical Atlas of Maine

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A seven-year research project that will culminate in the publication of the “Historical Atlas of Maine” has received a $293,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The two-year grant to the University of Maine, where the atlas is being developed, will allow […]

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Utah State Official Named UMaine Dean

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Ann Leffler, Ph.D., associate dean of the Utah State University College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, has been named dean of the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved her appointment earlier this […]

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Cooperative Extension Program Aims to Provide Trained Help for Maine Farms

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Richard Brzozowski at (207) 780-4205 ORONO — Recognizing the acute need for trained seasonal workers for Maine farms, coupled with the interest among immigrant and other populations in finding such jobs, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is launching an innovative program to match workers with opportunities.  The […]

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Change of Command at UMaine ROTC

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Lt. Col. Charles Forshee will relinquish command of the Army Reserve officer Training Corps Battalion at the University of Maine on Saturday, June 14.  Lt. Col. Josef Hallatschek will replace Forshee. Forshee has served as professor of Military Science and commander of the Black Bear […]

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Starks Goat Farm Open to the Public on June 21

Contact: Media contacts: Dick Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine); Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, University of Maine, 207-581-3777 ORONO– The Sunny Ridge Farm in Starks will open its doors to the public on Saturday, June 21 for a University of Maine Cooperative Extension farm tour from 10 a.m. to 2 […]

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AG Scientists Meeting in Iowa on Integrated Crop and Livestock Study

Contact: Nick Houtman, 207-581-3744 ORONO– Agricultural scientists from Maine, Michigan and Iowa, including ten from the University of Maine, will meet in western Iowa June 20-21 to continue their collaboration on a cooperative research project. They are focusing on integrated crop and livestock systems. In 200, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided a three-year $2 […]

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UMaine Wood Composites Center Receives International Certification to Help Companies Develop New Products

Contact: Media contact: Habib Dagher, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, 207-581-2138; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Structural and materials tests performed by the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center at the University of Maine have received an international stamp of approval that will help companies develop new products. The International Accreditation Service […]

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Lakes Water Quality Meeting in Swanville

Contact: Laura Wilson, Cooperative Extension, 207-581-2971 or 1-800-870-7270; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — What property owners and municipal officials need to know about protecting water quality in lakes will be the subject of an informational meeting sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension June 25 in the Swanville Town […]

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Maine Summer Youth Music Camp at UMaine July 13-August 1

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine School of Performing Arts is making preparations to host its annual Maine Summer Youth Music Camp.  This program provides opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of instrumental and vocal music activities.  An institution at UMaine, this will be […]

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