The Bear Necessities Fan Shop will hold its annual tent sale during Maine Days, April 25-28, from noon–5 p.m. at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena location. Highlights include the best savings of the season; $25 in Tech Bucks for students, faculty and staff coming to the sale to use at University Bookstore’s Tech Center; and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that five University of Maine hockey alumni — Gustav Nyquist, Jeremy Swayman, Ben Hutton, Ryan Lomberg and Devin Shore — will compete at this year’s Stanley Cup on their respective National Hockey League teams. Yahoo News shared the BDN report.
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The Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Observer and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on the 2023 inductees to the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame. James Boylen, Calvin Ingraham, Annabelle Hamilton, Stacey Porrini (Clingan), Alexis Soulharis (McNichols) and Anthony Wright are being inducted as individuals, while the 1959–60 men’s basketball team, the 1951 football team and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jude Killy, the athletic director of the University of Maine, about his vision for the UMaine Athletics Department.
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Two internationally recognized researchers, a selfless advocate for those in need, and a business-savvy financial expert are among the honorees being recognized as part of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s 2023 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony on April 28. Award recipients, selected through a formal nomination and review process that concluded in January, led by […]
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University of Maine Athletics, the state’s only Division I athletics program, is undergoing some major changes. A new director, Jude Killy, stepped up to bat in January, and several facilities are undergoing extensive upgrades as part of a $110 million master plan, funded primarily by the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of the UMS TRANSFORMS […]
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A funeral mass on March 24 will celebrate the life of John Davis of Old Town, a longtime and well-known Facilities Management employee. Davis had a 38-year career at UMaine, working as a custodian assigned to the Memorial Gym and Field House. He was a champion weightlifter, earning him the nickname Big John. He is […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) shared that the Boys and Girls Club in Bangor received a donation from US Cellular that allowed them to take a tour of the behind-the-scenes technology used at a UMaine hockey game. WLOX-TV (Channel 13 in Biloxi, Mississippi), KWCH-TV (Channel 12 in Wichita, Kansas) and WBRC-TV (Channel 6 in Birmingham, Alabama) shared […]
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Athletic trainers help both athletes and non-athletes recover from injuries and get back in the game, and their services are in high demand. Job opportunities in athletic training have been growing rapidly in recent years, and so too have the places in which athletic trainers work. The University of Maine has long offered a bachelor’s […]
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University Bookstore will host a book signing for “Business the NHL Way” featuring authors Rick Burton and Maine Business School Dean of Graduate School of Business & Professor of Marketing & Sport Management Norm O’Reilly on Friday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. The authors will be joined by UMaine Men’s Ice Hockey coach Ben Barr. […]
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