UMaine News

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Kenneth M. Hillas Jr., the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Prague, will return to his alma mater on Wednesday Oct. 13 to give a talk, “The Enlargement of the European Union.”  UMaine’s second event in this semester’s International Affairs Lecture Series, Hillas’ lecture […]

Contact: Catherine Schmitt, Maine Sea Grant 207-581-1434, catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Ask a Mainer who owns the beach, and you’re likely to get several answers. “The beach is private property of the landowner.” “The town owns the beach.” “The public has the right to use the beach for fishing, fowling, and navigation.” Sometimes the answer […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci will pay tribute to Maryann Hartman at the 19th annual Maryann Hartman Award ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 5-7 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House. The awards are named for the late Maryann Hartman, UMaine associate professor of Speech Communication […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — UMaine Music Prof. Phillip Silver’s annual Thwarted Voices concert Oct. 24, featuring music of Holocaust era composers, offers a diverse blend of compositions ranging from sensuously melodic to bold and powerful. Now in its fifth season, Silver’s Thwarted Voices concert series is deeply personal for him and […]

Contact: Barbara Welch, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, 207-287-7682;Ruth Hallsworth, UMaine Mitchell Center, 207-581-3196 ORONO, Maine — They

Contact: Charlene Herrick, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, 207-581-3204, charlene_herrick@umenfa.maine.edu ORONO, Maine — The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at the University of Maine will celebrate the completion and opening of a new greenhouse at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle on Oct. 13. Public bond referendum funds approved in 2003 provided most […]

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Two University of Maine graduate students have received fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support their research. They are Karen Merritt of Surry, a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering, and Nicolas Blouin of Bangor, a master’s candidate in marine […]

Contact: Todd Gabe, Dept. of Resource Economics, 207-581-3307;Jim McConnon, Cooperative Extension and Dept. of Resource Economics, 207-581-3165. ORONO, Maine — Communities across Maine and the nation are struggling with a reduction in manufacturing jobs and issues related to changing demographics and fiscal crises. Mark R. Drabenstott, vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City […]

Contact: Merrill F. (“Pete”) Elias, Department of Psychology, 207-244-9674, mfelias@aol.com;Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — High blood pressure in otherwise healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 83 is associated with a measurable decline in cognitive function, according to a report published today by University of Maine researchers in […]

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A discussion about some “incredible scientific sleuthing” that resulted in archaeological evidence of a sensational flood 7,600 years ago, which created the Black Sea, is the subject of a public lecture Oct. 8 at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Dr. Walter Pitman, special research […]