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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Contact: Michael McCauley, 207-262-9611, mike@umit.maine.edu; George Manlove, 207-581-3756 ORONO, Maine — With more than 20 million listeners in the United States and more in other countries via the Internet, satellite and other technologies, National Public Radio has become a force to be reckoned with in the broadcast world. The organization that debuted in 1971 with […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — An interactive health fair, organized and hosted by UMaine’s Black Bear Dining Services on March 30 at York Dining Commons, has been recognized for excellence by the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). In the NACUFS Cuisine Creators Contest, the UMaine program received first place […]
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Contact: Amos Orcutt, University of Maine Foundation, 207-581-5100 ORONO — Dr. Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maine and wife of President Robert A. Kennedy, has been honored with the creation of a scholarship fund presented by alumni and friends. Russell Bodwell ’44 and Barbara Bodwell ’45 spearheaded the fund with a […]
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Contact: Dick Brzozowski at 1-800-287-1471; Joe Carr at 581-3571 PORTLAND — As University of Maine and Bowdoin College researchers conclude the first phase of a long-term hair sheep research project, they are making approximately 100 animals available to shepherds in an 11-state region, from Maine to West Virginia. The sheep will be allotted through an […]
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Contact: Donna Thornton at 581-1138 ORONO — Hundreds of University of Maine alumni and their guests will return to their alma mater this weekend, for a series of fun activities and opportunities to re-connect with friends. UMaine President Robert Kennedy will be on hand for many of the events at Reunion 2005, the first such […]
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Contact: Nate Aldrich, 322-5738, Owen Smith, 581-4389 ORONO — As sound is created by wind in the trees or a waterfall, a new art installation at the University of Maine’s Memorial Union is converting pedestrian motion to computer-generated “ambient music.” Since May 26, visitors to the Bookstore and pedestrian mall in the Union building may […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1901, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The artwork of Jeanne Seronde Perkins, an artist from Mount Desert Island who works with batik, collage and primary shapes, is currently on exhibit at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum. Working with hand-painted or dyed mulberry paper, hot wax, crayon, glue, silk, watercolor and materials […]
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