Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Aspiring writers can develop composition skills and polish their prose during the University of Maine’s annual Young Authors’ Camp activities. Sponsored by the Maine Writing Project at UMaine, the day camps will be held in Orono, Benton and Bar Harbor. Camps will be offered July 11-15 […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The Maine Writing Project, located at the University of Maine, has received a competitive grant to develop and expand high-quality professional development for teachers in the areas of technology, writing and learning. The $15,000 grant from the National Writing Project will enable a team of six Maine […]
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Contact: Stephen Gilson, (207) 581-2409, Liz DePoy, (207) 581-1469, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO-The UMaine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies has received $650,000 to create a Prevention Center of Excellence on the Orono campus to study what is needed in Maine to prevent substance abuse and its consequences. The project is a result […]
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Contact: Kim McKeage, 581-1989George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO–A group of UMaine graduate students recently helped put “fresh eyes” on marketing strategies designed to strengthen cooperative promotion in and between sister cities of Bangor and Saint John, New Brunswick. Nine students complying with an international business experience requirement for their graduate degrees spent a week in Canada […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson at 581-2971 ORONO — Invasive plants pose a serious threat to Maine’s lakes, rivers and streams. To help deal with this growing problem, the Maine Center for invasive Aquatic Plants is developing an Invasive Plant Patrol, an organization of trained volunteers who can help detect offending plants at an early stage, providing […]
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Contact: Bob Potts, Alumni Programs & Marketing, (207) 581-1149 / 1 (800) 934-2586, bob.potts@umit.maine.edu ORONO–The University of Maine Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005 Alumni Awards. They are as follows: Alumni Career Award (UMAA’s highest honor): John D. Buckley ’49, of Miami, FL. John is co-founder of PBS&J, an engineering, […]
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Contact: Patty Henner, (207) 581-4100, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — If you got a late start on your herb and vegetable garden, the UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum’s Fourth Annual plant sale, running June 10 through June 26, can help you catch up. More than 2,000 seedlings and plants — annuals, medicinal, culinary, […]
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Contact: Alan Parks at 581-1236; Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — Is autism becoming more common? What causes autism? What can we do to deal with autism? Mainers are asking these questions with increasing frequency, and the national media has begun reporting more frequently on autism, heightening public awareness. The University of Maine Center for […]
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Contact: Jim Acheson, (207) 581-1898George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A University of Maine cultural anthropologist has begun what could be the first study of landowners’ stewardship strategies for Maine forests, research that should help explain owners’ management decisions. James Acheson, professor of anthropology and marine sciences, says the timing of the study of forest […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Registration is underway for the 13th annual National Youth Sports Program at the University of Maine. Beginning June 27, the free day camp offers six weeks of fun, sports instruction and educational activities for boys and girls ages 10 to 16. The camp’s quality aquatic program, […]
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