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Friday, May 9, 2008

• HECKER NOMINATED TO DEAN POST Jeffrey Hecker, a University of Maine psychology professor since 1986, has been appointed dean of UMaine's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The appointment is subject to ratification by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, which will vote on the recommendation at its May 18-19 meeting in Presque Isle. Hecker has served as the college's interim dean since October 2007. UMaine President Robert Kennedy selected him for the dean's post following a national search. "Jeff is an accomplished educator and a respected leader in our community," Kennedy says. "He has served UMaine and its students most ably as a professor, department chair and interim dean and I am certain that he will do an outstanding job in this new role. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will benefit greatly from his leadership." A news release with more is here.

• HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC EXPECTED SATURDAY; DELAYS ANTICIPATED The University of Maine's 206th commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 10 at Alfond Arena, will bring a total of approximately 11,000 people to the Orono campus. As most of those graduates and visitors will travel by automobile on Interstate 95 from south of Orono, significant delays are likely. Delays of up to one hour have been reported in past years, and the issue is complicated this year by the construction-related closure of one lane near the intersection of I-95 and I-395 in Bangor. That is expected to cause further delays, affecting those traveling from south of Bangor. A news release with more information is here.

• UMAINE FACULTY AND STAFF INVITED TO MAY 13 COFFEE BREAKS Employees at UMaine are invited to drop by Wells Conference Center May 13 for the annual spring coffee breaks sponsored by the Office of Human Resources as a way to extend appreciation to the university’s more than 2,000 employees. Coffee breaks are scheduled from 9-11 a.m. for first-shift employees and 9-10:30 p.m. for second- and third-shift employees. Light refreshments and beverages will be available. More details are online here.

UMaine in Today's News:

• SANDWEISS COMMENTS IN SCIENCE STORY UMaine anthropology professor Dan Sandweiss comments in a Science News online story about new findings at Chile's Monte Verde site, where a team led by a Vanderbilt archaeologist has found new evidence of movement by people along the Pacific Coast. The discoveries support a controversial 1997 hypothesis put forward by the same scientist, who also suggests that those settlers established "inland outposts" as they moved along the coast. Sandweiss, who had been publicly skeptical of the 1997 report, says the new information now proves that people did live at that site during the time frame in question. He also notes that many questions remain about how those ancient people arrived at that location. A version of the story also appears in the printed version of Science.

• NEWS STORY ON STANDARDBRED PROGRAM Portland-based television journalist Bill Green was at UMaine's Witter Farm on Thursday to report a story about the Standardbred Retraining program. The report is expected during the Monday May 12 6 p.m. news on WLBZ (Channel 2) in Bangor.

• DILL COMMENTS IN STORY ON GRUBS Comments from Jim Dill, a pest management specialist on the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty, are included in a front-page Bangor Daily News story about grub worm infestations that are destroying Bangor area lawns.

• UMAINE NEWS IN THE WEEKLY The May 8 edition of The Weekly includes the following UMaine stories:

- a news release previewing Saturday's commencement ceremonies

- a news release and photo about an Earth Day Event where UMaine women in science, including several students, were recognized by the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, the Friends of Fogler Library and the student organization Women in Science