Kelsey Rosebeary: Top Cadet
Nursing major receives national Army ROTC award for academic, leadership and athletic abilities.
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Nineteen UMaine Faculty Members Receive Tenure and/or Promotion
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved promotion and/or tenure for 19 University of Maine faculty members. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The annual tenure and promotion process is truly […]
Read moreStudent’s Honors Thesis Cited in Pacific Standard Report on Circus Elephants
A 2014 Honors thesis by University of Maine psychology student Sophie Veilleux was cited in the Pacific Standard article, “Why do circus elephants get all the sympathy?” According to the article, Veilleux’s paper, “Coping with Dissonance: Psychological Mechanisms that Enable Ambivalent Attitudes Toward Animals,” focuses on four possibilities for why the majority of Americans, who […]
Read moreTisher Co-Writes BDN Op-Ed on Changing Climate, Farming
Sharon Tisher, a lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Honors College, and Ted Quaday, executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, wrote an opinion piece published by the Bangor Daily News titled “There’s no blueprint for farming in our ‘new normal’ climate.” The article mentions “Maine’s Climate Future: […]
Read moreBDN Reports Glover, Students Conducting Research on UMaine Alumni in Bangor
The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine undergraduate students and Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and Honors, are conducting research in collaboration with the city of Bangor and city councilors. They are studying what makes recent graduates from UMaine settle within the greater Bangor area, according to the article. “This information […]
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Tamara Thomson: Racetrack Tester
Mechanical engineering major examines horse racing surfaces for performance, safety.
Read more2015 ‘M’ Club Dean Smith Award Winners Announced
The University of Maine has named women’s basketball player Liz Wood and track and field athlete Wilson Adams the recipients of the 2015 “M” Club Dean Smith Award. The award is presented annually to the top male and female student-athletes with outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with citizenship and community service. Adams of Barrington, […]
Read moreUniversity of Maine Announces Fall 2014 Dean’s List
The University of Maine recognized 2,114 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2014 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,622 are from Maine, 394 are from 32 other states and 98 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Maine’s Land Grant Celebrates its Legacy in the State
The University of Maine is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2015 with events on campus and statewide, and an interactive website to encourage community engagement by the many constituents of the state’s land and sea grant university. In a Jan. 23 letter to the community, UMaine President Susan Hunter noted the significance of this anniversary […]
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Audrey Cross, Ashley Thibeault and Danielle Walczak: Collaborative Researchers
New program allows Honors College students, faculty to work toward same goal of creating sustainable food systems.
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