Honors College

Students walk along the Mall during fall

High student demand prompts implementation of UMaine waitlist for fall admission

The University of Maine’s commitment to affordability, strategic investments in signature strengths and aggressive marketing have paid off. With a record number of qualified applications for fall 2016, UMaine will begin notifying most students who have applied and not yet been accepted that they have the option to be wait-listed for admission consideration. “The interest in […]

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UMaine and Maine Science Festival

Be immersed in a simulated tornado, illustrate nature, look through a solar telescope, hold an oyster, ask a genius a question. Do it all and more at the Maine Science Festival, being held March 18–20, at the Cross Insurance Center and other downtown Bangor venues. The University of Maine is participating in a number of […]

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University of Maine announces fall 2015 Dean’s List

The University of Maine recognized 2,216 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,665 are from Maine, 468 are from 30 other states and 83 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]

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Honors students using an electron microscope

Going viral: First-year students get hands-on experience in phage genomics course

There is a long list of learning objectives for the HON 150/155 phage genomics course, in which first-year undergraduates conduct hands-on research. They learn how to purify and isolate novel bacteriophages — viruses that infect bacterial hosts — from soil samples. The students learn how to characterize their individual phages — which have the miniscule […]

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Study Abroad Fair Jan. 28

The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 28 to inform UMaine students, faculty and staff about the programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The free event will run from 2 to 5 p.m. in the first-floor ballroom of Estabrooke Hall. Information will […]

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Maine Edge advances 2016 UMaine Career Fair

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the UMaine Career Center will host the 18th annual UMaine Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. More than 120 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities are […]

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More than 140 employers expected at UMaine Career Fair

The University of Maine Career Center will host the 18th annual UMaine Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. More than 140 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities are expected to exhibit at the fair. Several graduate and […]

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Recent UMaine grad’s art depicting climate change focus of BDN feature

The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on Jill Pelto of Old Town and her artwork that illustrates the effects of climate change. Pelto, who graduated in December from the University of Maine as a double major in studio art and Earth science, has been visiting the North Cascade Glaciers of Washington State with […]

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Glover named ENACT Faculty Fellow

Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and Honors at the University of Maine, has been named an Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT) Faculty Fellow by International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University. The new program aims to create a nationwide network of university professors and researchers who […]

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Tisher writes BDN op-ed on climate change, politics

Sharon Tisher, a lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Honors College, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “How Collins, King, Pingree, Poliquin scored on climate change in 2015.” Tisher is a member of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]

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