Year: 2009

UMaine Extension Water Education Training Dec. 8

Contact: Laura Wilson (207) 581-2971 lwilson@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Me. —University of Maine Cooperative Extension Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) training is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Hampden Town Office on Western Ave.  The training will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4:30 p,m. Registration is $30 and includes the Project WET activity guide. […]

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New Holiday Light Options Can Cut Electric Bills

Contact: Donna Coffin, Extension educator, 207-564-3301, dcoffin@extension.umaine.edu DOVER-FOXCROFT — The holiday season is here and many homeowners and renters celebrate the spirit of the season with indoor and outdoor holiday lights. Elaborate lighting displays, however, can result in elevated electric bills. Donna Coffin, UMaine Cooperative Extension educator in the Piscataquis County office, advises that holiday […]

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UMaine Annual Commemorative Ornament Program Benefits Student Organizations

Contact: Richard Young (207) 581-4184 ORONO — Every year, the University Bookstore—the University of Maine’s official bookstore—commissions the design of a UMaine ornament. Each edition is carefully crafted of the finest materials and depicts a university landmark or symbol. However, the real beauty of the ornament is how it benefits others.  Through its annual commemorative […]

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UMaine Selected for Membership in Research Organization

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Recognizing the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s international prominence in climate science, the prestigious University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has selected UMaine for membership.  The organization’s member institutions unanimously approved UMaine’s application at its recent annual meeting. UCAR and its associated National Center for Atmospheric […]

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Comedian Bob Saget to Perform at UMaine Dec. 1

Contact: Abtin Mehdizadegan ORONO — Comedian Bob Saget will perform at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts on Tuesday Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. The former star of the ABC Televsion program “Full House,” Saget also hosted “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on ABC and “1 vs. 100” on NBC.  He is also […]

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Professor Emeritus David Smith 1929-2009

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Professor Emeritus David C. Smith, a Maine native and University of Maine graduate who served on the UMaine history faculty for nearly 25 years before his 1994 retirement, has died at the age of 80.  Smith, who was born in Lewiston to a mother whose Maine roots […]

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Speaker Pingree at UMaine Tuesday

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday Nov. 10,  as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Pingree, the 99th Speaker of the Maine House, has served in the Maine Legislature since 2002.  She […]

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Slanket Inventor, UMaine Alum at Innovation Center Nov. 10

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 or Jesse Moriarity, Innovation Center coordinator, (207)581-1427. Who: Gary Clegg, University of Maine alumni and inventor of the Slanket – the original blanket with sleeves. What: He’s coming to UMaine for an Innovation Center Snack & Yack.  Clegg invented the Slanket while a student at UMaine living in Kennebec Hall. […]

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