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Cooperative Extension Staff to Focus on Obesity, Public Health

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO, Maine — Staff members of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hear the latest advice on food, nutrition and physical activity at a training session March 2 at the University of Maine. News media representatives are welcome to attend and cover discussion of subjects such […]

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Conference Examines Middle School Sports Issues

Contact: Kay Hyatt, (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine –Alternatives to cutting, friction between school sports and youth sports, and the impact of specialization will be among the timely issues discussed at the Middle Level Sports Conference taking place Wednesday, March 30 at the Augusta Civic Center. “Developing Healthy Middle Level Students through Sports” is the theme […]

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UMaine Engineering Students Gear Up for International Snowmobile Challenge

Contact: Michael Peterson, Mechanical Engineering, 207-581-2129; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Want to know the future of snowmobiles? Just ask a member of the University of Maine’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge team. Thirteen students in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and three students in Mechanical Engineering Technology are installing sensors, writing software and […]

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Middle School Girls Explore Science, Technology Careers March 1

Contact: Rani Gould, (207) 581-1259, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Editors: A schedule with workshop times and locations is available from the Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3756 ORONO — Hundreds of Maine middle school girls will spend a day at college March 1, learning about science-oriented careers historically pursued by males. Coming from all corners of […]

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FBI Cyber-Crime Expert To Speak at UMaine March 15

Contact: Sharon Steele, (207) 581-1968, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who heads the FBI’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, criminal computer intrusion, cyber crime and Computer Analysis Response Team programs for the northeastern region of the United States will speak to UMaine business students and the public about cyber crime on […]

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Art for Engineers Show Set for Advanced Manufacturing Center

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– “I Engineer, Therefore I Art,” reads the slogan on Will Manion’s t-shirt. It’s more than just a clever play on the famous statement, “I think, therefore I am,” by French mathematician Rene Descartes. It expresses the theme for a new initiative that links the literal with […]

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UMaine Offers ArtWorks Program to Community Children

Contact: Constant Albertson, (207) 581-3251, Department of Art, (207) 581-3245, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s ArtWorks after school art program, offering art instruction for area children, is accepting applications for the spring session. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. ArtWorks is a creative opportunity for the university’s […]

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UMaine Lecture Series to Educate and Inform About Campus Heritage

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A series of four lectures will highlight the educational component of a comprehensive new University of Maine project aimed at studying the university’s historic campus and planning for its preservation. Known as the University of Maine Campus Heritage project, the initiative is supported by funding from the […]

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