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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO–The University of Maine Native American Studies Program will offer a summer course, “Advanced Studies in Wabanaki Culture.” It will be offered statewide through interactive video conferencing at all University of Maine System campuses and outreach centers. The course is designed to explore Wabanaki culture from before the arrival […]
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Contact: Pameka Harris, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 207-581-1635; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Girls in seventh and eighth grades are eligible to participate in a food science camp this summer at the University of Maine. The program will run from August 11 to 15 and focus on two hot […]
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Contact: Tom Shyka, GoMOOS, (207) 773-0423 PORTLAND–Ocean scientists and engineers from Maine and around the nation will gather in Portland, Maine June 11-13 to discuss the creation of a national ocean observing system. The meeting is sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) and the University of Maine’s Experimental Program to Stimulate […]
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