Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine is hosting an all-star cast for the 51st All-State Music Festival this weekend, as more than 400 of Maine’s best high school musicians have arrived on campus for three days of music, camaraderie and performance. The three-day event began Thursday, continued today and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine Maine Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program is looking for nominations for this year’s Maryann Hartman Awards. This award is presented every fall to distinguished Maine women whose achievements in the arts, politics, sports, sciences, business, education, and/or community service have […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Several internationally known computer code-writers recently helped students in the University of Maine New Media program examine the mystery of power and authority of the Internet in a series of workshops titled “Cracking the Codes.” Artist Eryk Salvaggio and software developer Ryan Genz guided students in their […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– Reuben Caron knows first hand what laptop computers mean to Maine school children. As a technology consultant for eight Aroostook County school districts, the graduating University of Maine senior saw middle school students, who had never used a computer, become overjoyed at their first touch […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The majority of University of Maine students have left the Orono campus for the summer, but there will still be plenty of students around, particularly in July, when more than 400 young musicians from grades six through 12 arrive for Maine Summer Youth Music Camp. The 24th […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Using tools of the future, a group of University of Maine archaeologists hope to discover more about tools of the past, specifically cutting and carving tools made from obsidian about 13,000 years ago by Peruvian Indians. Professor Dan Sandweiss this week left with a five-person team from […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Adding to his already-remarkable list of achievements, University of Maine student Matthew Rodrigue has been named the top electrical engineering student in the nation. Eta Kappa Nu, the national electrical engineering honor society, has announced Rodrigue as the winner of the Alton T. Zerby and Carl T. […]
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Contact: at UMaine Cooperative Extension, Judith Graham, 207-581-3104, or Ruth Brown, 207-581-3448 ORONO– Becoming a parent can be one of life’s most difficult but rewarding challenges. To help people who are planning to start a family, University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new course, Parents-to-Be, in June. The course is designed to help […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 207-581-2971 ORONO– Members of volunteer lake associations can participate in a new free training program at the University of Maine June 3-5. The purpose, says organizer Laura Wilson of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is to provide training in outreach activities, including working with the public, the […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A longtime staff member at University of Maine who became an instant fan of Vincent Hartgen after taking an art class from him more than 25 years ago is the recipient of the Fifth Annual Vincent A. Hartgen Award. Janet Candage Rourke came to work at the […]
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