Bailey West of Stockton Springs is the 2021 Valedictorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and in the Honors College. The biochemistry major and honors student is a Maine Top Scholar. Her numerous honors include the 2021 Society of Toxicology Undergraduate Research Award and the George J. […]
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Maine Impact Week, an annual showcase of the research, creativity and public service from the University of Maine community, returns with free virtual events throughout the week of April 12. The series of online programs, to be viewed daily from April 12–16 on the Maine Impact Week website, allow the public to learn about various […]
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Biochemistry major Bailey West of Stockton Springs is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett of Brewer is this year’s salutatorian. “We are very proud of these two exceptional students,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “Both Bailey and Drew have excelled in all that they have pursued at UMaine and […]
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At the University of Maine, 26 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. This annual announcement is an important opportunity to recognize faculty members’ outstanding achievements and contributions in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement, says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “We congratulate them for their leadership, innovation, and focus on putting students […]
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The last few years have been especially busy for Mark Brewer. The University of Maine political science professor is a respected go-to source for reporters seeking context about political events and the political climate. That’s in addition to his research about partisanship, public opinion, public policy, and interactions between religion and politics, and his popular […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the annual Poets/Speak event 4–5:15 p.m. April 1 on Zoom. Kathleen Ellis, a lecturer in the English Department at the University of Maine, will emcee the event, which is sponsored by the Bangor Public Library and UMaine’s Honors College. Participants can register online.
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Four University of Maine students have joined the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) this semester as research fellows. Fellows receive $4,000 a semester for two consecutive semesters while they work on their chosen humanities projects and serve as humanities ambassadors to peers, the campus and beyond. Delaney Burns, Elizabeth Dalton, Grace Royle and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Dominique DiSpirito, a third-year political science and Honors student at the University of Maine, is a finalist for a highly competitive Truman Scholarship. The award recognizes community service and government leadership among undergraduate students pursuing careers in public service. Winners will be announced on April 14.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine announcement about a student-led campaign to collect donations of personal care items for the campus food pantry, the Black Bear Exchange. Honors Ambassadors Katie Tims and Bailey West sponsored a campus food drive last fall that garnered more than 500 items for the pantry and a […]
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University of Maine Honors Student Ambassadors Katie Tims and Bailey West are launching the “It’s Personal” personal care items donation campaign to benefit the Black Bear Exchange (BBE) on campus. Through the donation drive, Tims, a fourth-year Honors biology major from Cornish, Maine, and West, a fourth-year Honors biochemistry major from Stockton Springs, Maine, hope […]
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