The University of Maine earned its first STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for recycling and composting nearly half of its waste; promoting student life opportunities, including a Green Living and Learning dorm floor; reducing water consumption by 20 percent per campus user; and more. STARS, […]
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University of Maine students Madison Riley and Bailey West have been awarded the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship for the 2019–2020 academic year and will study in Ireland for a semester as part of the student exchange program. The competitive merit-based scholarship is made possible by an agreement between Maine and Ireland for a student […]
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The University of Maine’s 2019 Commencement ceremonies are May 10–11 in Alfond Sports Arena. The Graduate School Commencement for master’s degree and certificate of advanced studies students begins at 4 p.m. May 10. Commencement ceremonies for bachelor’s degree students and doctoral degree candidates are at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. May 11. The Saturday ceremonies […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered service projects and philanthropy events on Maine Day. Following University of Maine tradition, classes were canceled and students, faculty, staff and community members were encouraged to participate in service projects to give back and spruce up the campus. “Today is a day of service for us to […]
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University of Maine juniors Grace Smith and Alan Baez have been awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships for demonstrating exceptional promise of becoming next-generation research leaders in engineering, mathematics or natural sciences. Each will receive as much as $7,500 for tuition, books and room and board. Smith, a junior from Holden, Maine, is a molecular and cellular […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine students are preparing for the annual Maine Day Meal Packout on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that provide food for people in need. The event will be held 9 a.m.–noon in the Memorial […]
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The Sun Journal published a University of Maine news release calling for donations and volunteers for the Maine Day Meal Packout on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that feed the hungry. The event will be held 8 a.m.–1 p.m. in […]
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Sally Curran ’02 will discuss “Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change,” at 4 p.m. April 17 in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. A 3:30 p.m. reception will precede the talk by the 2019 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar In Ethics. Curran, an attorney, is executive director of the Volunteer […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]
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Ten undergraduates have been named 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Anna Eliza Souza Cunha, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and the 2019 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. […]
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