Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Student newspapers in Portland, Wells and Standish took top honors in the 10th annual newspaper contest sponsored by the Maine Center for Student Journalism based at the University of Maine. Deering High School’s Ramblings placed first in the General Excellence category of the statewide contest, retaining for […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Kathryn Olmstead at (207) 581-1278 ORONO — More than 160 students and teachers from throughout Maine will gather at the University of Maine May 22 for a conference celebrating 10 years of “Building Community” among student journalists in the state. Staff members and advisers from 20 schools and home […]
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Contact: Cheryl Miller, Maine Development Foundation at (207) 622-6345 or Joe Carr, UMaine Public Affairs at (207) 581-3571 AUGUSTA — The Maine Development Foundation has recently announced members of the 2003-2004 “Leadership Maine” program. Kassie Stevens Walker, executive assistant to University of Maine President Peter Hoff, was selected based on her: Personal concern about the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — More than 50 alumni of the University Singers, the University of Maine’s premiere vocal ensemble, will return to UMaine this weekend for a series of activities that will culminate in a 25th reunion concert on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The University Singers began in 1978 with the […]
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Contact: Renee Kelly, Office of Research and Economic Development, 207-581-1141; Nick Houtman. Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– On May 20 at the Augusta Civic Center, new businesses likely to contribute to Maine’s economic future will take center stage at MaineTech 2003. More than 90 companies and research organizations will have displays and representatives at […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Eight graduating University of Maine students, four valedictorians and four salutatorians, were publicly recognized at this morning’s commencement ceremony. The eight graduates were seated on the stage during the ceremony and each was introduced by UMaine President Peter S. Hoff, who presided over the ceremony. The eight […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Under a bright blue sky, 1,803 new University of Maine graduates received degrees during a morning commencement ceremony at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium. The university’s 201st commencement ceremony, it was attended by an estimated 11,500 family members and friends. This morning’s event is believed to have been […]
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Contact: Warren Riess, Darling Marine Center, 207-563-3146; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Marine historians will gather at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath at the end of May to share the results of their research on military, cultural and economic use of the oceans. About 80 members of the North […]
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Contact: Mary Tyler, Biological Sciences, 207-581-2543; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– When politicians and the public debate bans on human cloning, Ryan Joyce cringes. It’s not that Joyce, a University of Maine senior in biology and a member of the Honors College from Topsham, Maine, advocates human cloning. He doesn’t. It’s what […]
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Contact: Roberta Laverty, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, 207-581-2110; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– The Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine, in partnership with the American Forest & Paper Association and APA – the Engineered Wood Association, will host a three-day conference this summer on the use of […]
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