Student Life

UMaine hosting weeklong Job Jam Sept. 23-26

Students can learn about job and internship opportunities, as well as future career pathways, during Job Jam: Career Exploration Week, a series of networking and informational events held from Sept. 23-26 at the University of Maine.  The week kicks off with The Internship Showcase from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the North Pod […]

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Earn rewards for Black Bear pride by becoming Super Fans

Looking for a new way to show UMaine pride and receive rewards for it? UMaine’s Bear Necessities Fan Shop is looking for Super Fans of all ages to share their experience in Black Bear Nation.  Now through Sept. 30, all fans of UMaine D1 athletics are encouraged to share their stories and become a part […]

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UMaine helps local teachers create outdoor learning opportunities

It was a sun-soaked, blue-sky day in late August, and a group of eight University of Maine students paddled on western Maine’s Bryant Pond in green Old Town canoes. They were practicing a classic T-rescue, a maneuver that offers a quick way to get a capsized paddler back into a boat. Working in teams, the […]

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Forty-five years of printmaking at UMaine on display now in Lord Hall

A collection of fine art proofs and prints created in the printmaking studio at the University of Maine are on display in the Department of Art’s Lord Hall Gallery. “The Teaching Portfolio: 45 Years of Printmaking at the University of Maine” will run through Oct. 24 with a public reception on Sept. 26 from 5-7 […]

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Right whale distribution models detailing prey can inform conservation efforts

Despite being one of the largest animals on the planet, the small population of the North Atlantic right whale and its vast habitat makes these marine mammals difficult to track. Models accurately detailing where they are located at different times of the year are essential for conservation. A new study published in the journal Endangered […]

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Two undergraduates named ‘25 Goldwater Scholars for STEM research excellence 

University of Maine seniors Esther Biro and Gus Hoy have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars for their research excellence in the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Each will receive as much as $7,500 for tuition, books and room and board that helps them continue to pursue research.  Biro, a biochemistry major, and […]

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UMaine opens its labs to SMCC students for hands-on biomedical engineering research

Students will present their findings Sept. 24–25 at the Statewide Biomedical Science and Engineering Research Symposium at the University of Southern Maine Inside the University of Maine’s Tissue Culture Teaching Lab, Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) students leaned over microscopes, carefully pipetting fluorescent dyes onto living cells.  This was the first time that these students […]

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UMaine students to reserve free game tickets online

New digital ticketing system launches this fall for football, hockey and basketball University of Maine students will no longer have to line up hours before ticketed athletic events. Maine Athletics has introduced a digital ticketing system that allows students to reserve free tickets online instead of waiting outside in long lines. The new portal gives undergraduate and graduate students […]

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Maine media cover Maine Hello

News Center Maine, Spectrum News Maine, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the arrival of 1,500 incoming first year students as they moved onto the University of Maine campus during Maine Hello on Friday, Aug. 29. “This is how they get to know how kind and caring we […]

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A record 15 UMaine students were offered Gilman scholarships to study abroad 

A total of 15 students from the University of Maine were given the opportunity to study abroad in Germany, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden after having been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the Gilman- MCain Scholarship  during the 2024-25 academic year.   The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship […]

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