The University of Maine will confer Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters to international leaders in the development of new communications technology Neera and Rajendra Singh during its 222nd commencement ceremony on May 4. “I am delighted to celebrate Neera and Raj, who are not only accomplished in advancing cellular and telecommunication networks internationally, but also […]
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The University of Maine Foster Center for Innovation announced the third annual Innovation Awards winners, who will be honored in a ceremony at the center on April 11 as part of Maine Impact Week. The awards recognize and celebrate the impact of students, faculty, staff and alumni who are active in innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. The 2024 […]
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The free screening of the documentary “The Right to Read” originally slated for Thursday, April 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the McIntire Room at Buchanan Alumni House has been postponed. The co-hosts of the event, University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and Teaching and with the Maine Department of […]
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Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has donated $1.6 million to the University of Maine to establish the UMaine Sustainable Packaging Initiative. The UMaine Sustainable Packaging Initiative is a research-based public and private consortium that focuses on using forest-based materials to accelerate the transition to renewable and recyclable packaging made from forest fiber. “As a UMaine […]
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University of Maine Dining will open a Starbucks shop in late summer 2024 in the Class of 1944 Bear’s Den, located on the second floor of the Memorial Union. The cafe chain’s full menu of drinks and treats, including seasonal offerings, will be available at the new shop on campus. The Bear’s Den Cafe & […]
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University of Maine alumni Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding were featured in an article from CivilEats.com on innovative ways companies have used parts from fish or crustaceans. Boutiette and Breeding, co-founders of Marin, the Portland-based skincare startup, created their products by using lobster glycoproteins, which they started to work with while graduate students at UMaine, […]
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A long-time educator and leader in social work, whose research and advocacy influenced state and federal policy, has been named the 2024 Distinguished Maine Professor, the University of Maine’s most prestigious faculty accolade. Sandra Butler, professor and director of the School of Social Work, will be honored at the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration, […]
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The Portland Press Herald, WABI TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WHDH (News 7 in Boston) reported on the ongoing display of World War II-era love letters in Fogler Library at the University of Maine. One couple sent in nearly 500 letters following a plea from the library’s first head of special collections on the […]
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The Boston Globe featured University of Maine alumni Patrick Breeding and Amber Boutiette, who founded the skincare company Marin and started a lotion product made with lobster glycoprotein in an article about the decline of fisheries in New England.
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Jon Doty, assistant superintendent of RSU 34, the school district for Old Town, Alton and Bradley, received the inaugural Robert A. Cobb Award for Extraordinary Service to the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. The award was presented at the college’s Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday. Doty received his […]
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