Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Keynote addresses and dozens of workshops exploring strategies for connecting the varied components of reading and writing instruction will highlight the 2005 Seamless K-12 Literacy Conference and Reading Recovery Institute at the University of Maine. Taking place Aug. 1-3, the annual conference brings together the teachers, […]
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Contact: Lenard Kaye, (207) 581-3444George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Binge drinking typically may not be associated with older people, but the UMaine Center on Aging says alcohol abuse among elder Mainers, particularly Downeast, is a major problem that is about to be addressed. The Center has begun a two-year study, funded by a $30,000 […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Roberta Laverty at (207) 581-2110 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center will host composites researchers and manufacturers from around the globe at the Third International Conference on Advanced Engineered Wood Composites in Bar Harbor, July 10 — 14. In addition to introducing the cutting […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine —- Six Maine educational leaders will lend nearly180 years of combined experience to help interested schools and communities apply the University of Maine’s Sports Done Right initiative to local sports programs. The part-time consultants will serve as liaisons to the 12 Sports Done Right pilot sites, as […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Laura Reed at (207) 581-3646 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has selected Blake James, UMaine’s senior associate athletic director, to serve as the university’s interim athletic director. James will take over for Patrick Nero, who is leaving UMaine on July 23 to become commissioner of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO –Lt. Col. Kevin J. Harris will assume command of the University of Maine Army ROTC Battalion in a 10 a.m. ceremony scheduled for Thursday July 14 in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, 163 Barrows Hall. Lt. Col. Harris will replace Lt. Col Josef R. Hallatschek, who has served […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO and BRISTOL, Me. — While the result may be easy on the eyes, the artistic painting process can be hard on the senses. Artists like Kathleen Galligan know full well how fumes and dust from paints can be irritants, causing headaches, respiratory problems and other issues. Galligan, who […]
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Contact: Phillips Silver, (207) 581-1783, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Phillip Silver, pianist and associate professor of music, has begun research through which he hopes to uncover the story behind the founding of the Israel Philharmonic. Considered one of the best major symphony orchestras in the world, the 69-year-old Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra has an […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen at 1-800-287-1426 or Dee Potter at 1-800-287-1421 UNITY — The annual Small Farm Field Day will take place at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity on Sunday, July 31, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This family event is cosponsored by the Waldo County Office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen at 1-800-287-1426 or Dee Potter at 1-800-287-1421 The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) is hosting a series of workshops at various farms around the state. Started with the support of a grant from the Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, the MGFN is a cooperative effort among the Maine Organic […]
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