UMaine News

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who was the vice presidential candidate on the 2004 Democratic ticket, will be the featured speaker at the University of Maine’s 204th Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 13. UMaine President Robert A. Kennedy will preside over the event, at which […]

Contact: Jason Poisson, (207) 432-1111; Karen Cole, (207) 581-4704 ORONO — The Maine Masque, the University of Maine’s student-run theatre group, will present a pair of David Mamet plays from April 12-15 in Hauck Auditorium. The plays — Mamet’s rough-edged breakthrough “American Buffalo” and his newer, classically coarse “Boston Marriage” — will be presented in […]

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO – Barbara Beers, a 1974 University of Maine graduate with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and related activities, has been named vice-president for development at her alma mater. In this role, Beers will oversee UMaine’s development activities, which include private fundraising, donor relations, corporate support and […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The Maine Learning Results will be highlighted at the sixth annual Math and Science Future Teachers conference, taking place Saturday, April 1 at the University of Maine. The free event is open to Maine college and university students and to people considering changing careers to enter […]

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli 207.561.3352 The University of Maine Museum of Art presents the work of renowned contemporary photographer Kenro Izu and a portrait exhibition drawn from the museum’s permanent collection. Bangor, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art presents the first comprehensive museum exhibition of the work of internationally acclaimed photographer Kenro Izu […]

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571; Lauri Sidelko at 581-1432 ORONO — Students, professional staff members and faculty members from Maine colleges and universities, along with their community partners, will visit the University of Maine on Friday March 31 for the 2006 Higher Education Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Conference. The conference, which begins with registration […]

Contact: Patty Henner, (207) 581-4100, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum in Orono is celebrating maple syrup season with a public field trip to a sugaring operation on Friday, March 31. This year’s annual spring field trip will travel to Breakneck Ridge Farm near Monson to see the […]

Contact: Kristi Crowe; David Munson (207) 593-9295 Rich, chocolaty, decadent, and…healthy? If you thought luscious fruit bonbons couldn’t be part of a health-friendly diet, think again. A group of UMaine students from the UMaine Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition have come up with a snack that takes health food to a whole new […]

Contact: Bob Steneck (207) 563-3146 ext 233; Jim Wilson (207) 581-4368; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – A recent study published in the journal Science by UMaine researchers and others has identified a growing threat to the health of local fisheries across Maine and around the world: the so-called “roving bandits” of the seas. […]

Contact: Roberta Laverty (207) 581-2110; David Munson (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – The Milbridge Pier, an innovative timber pier designed at UMaine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, has recently been named one of America’s best timber bridges. The annual award, sponsored by the American Institute of Timber Construction, APA — The Engineered Wood Association, the […]