Contact: Joline Blais at (207) 581-4486Jon Ippolito at (207) 581-4477 or George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — With city and town clerks signing up new voters in Maine by the thousands as Election 2004 approaches, two UMaine professors are worried that not all potential first-time voters have enough information to register to vote. Joline […]
Read more
Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of English and School of Performing Arts have teamed up to bring nationally acclaimed Native American playwright William S. Yellow Robe Jr. to campus this fall to teach a playwriting class and direct one of his plays that explores myths about Native […]
Read more
Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO– A Pittsfield native has been named director of the statewide coaching education center headquartered at the University of Maine and will lead implementation of the new online coaching eligibility course being piloted this fall. Karen Brown, a 2002 graduate of UMaine, earned her master’s degree in Recreation Parks […]
Read more
Contact: Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative extension, 1-800-287-1426, richardk@umext.maine.edu ORONO– Farmers with an idea for a new sustainable agriculture technique are eligible to apply for research funding from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (Northeast SARE). “This grant program has been available to producers for several years, and Maine has been very […]
Read more
Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu;Adriaan Van Heiningen, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 207-581-2278, avanheiningen@umche.maine.edu ORONO– Wood pulp might make the paper industry go around, but this renewable product has untapped potential for a variety of uses, according to a University of Maine professor. Adriaan van Heiningen works in the UMaine […]
Read more
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Board of Visitors, authorized by the Maine Legislature in 1997 to advocate for the university and advise its administration, will hold its annual two-day on-campus meeting Oct. 25 and 26 at UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House. As the meeting concludes on Tuesday, Board Chair […]
Read more
Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — What do you get when you cross a mathematician with a magician? Dr. Arthur Benjamin — “Mathemagician.” A mathematics professor at Harvey Mudd College, one of the world’s fastest “lightning calculators,” a magician and frequent performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Professor Benjamin is bringing his […]
Read more
Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine History Department’s 2004 conference for Maine middle and high school teachers will tackle the exciting, tumultuous times of the 1960s on Oct. 29 at the Buchanan Alumni House. The day-long event, titled “The 1960’s: A Decade of Hope, Rage, & Change,” will feature […]
Read more
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: a photo of Bob Kerrey is available upon request. ORONO, Me. — Bob Kerrey, president of New School University and former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 9 to deliver UMaine’s second Governor’s Distinguished Lecture. A collaborative effort of UMaine […]
Read more
Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Project Opportunity is inviting the campus community and the public to a reception Oct. 25 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Fogler Library to hear about the newly acquired Jewish Heritage Video Collection. The 200-title collection of videos on Jewish life, history, culture and humor, […]
Read more