Contact: Shannon Folsom, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A University of Maine dean’s list student from Saco has been crowned Miss Collegiate America 2011. Shannon Folsom, 20, an Honors College sophomore majoring in kinesiology and fulfilling pre-med requirements, was crowned Saturday, Jan. 8 at the Miss Collegiate America Pageant in San Antonio, Texas. Folsom […]
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UMaine’s Steiners singing group participated in Wednesday’s inauguration of Maine Gov. Paul LePage, the Village Soup reported. The Steiners are an all-make acapella group made up of UMaine students. House Minority Leader Emily Cain, a UMaine graduate and current doctoral student who works as an advancement coordinator in UMaine’s Honors College and represents the district […]
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A Maine Today Media (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Central Maine Morning Sentinel) story profiled Rep. Emily Cain, who will become the Democratic House leader when Maine’s 125th legislature is sworn in this week. In the story, Cain discusses her reasons for enrolling at UMaine, from which she earned a bachelor’s degree in 2002. Currently […]
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State Rep. Emily Cain, whose legislative district includes UMaine’s Orono property, has been elected minority leader of the Maine House of Representatives. Cain, who is a UMaine graduate, is pursuing a UMaine degree and she serves as coordinator of advancement in the Honors College. A Maine Today Media (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Central Maine […]
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You’ve seen plenty of bumper stickers urging people to save the whales. But what about the lobsters? In the ocean, lobster larvae have a survival rate of less than 0.1 percent in the first three months. It’s a wonder any full-grown lobsters make it to the trap, let alone the dinner table. Aquaculturists have tried […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine Honors College advancement coordinator Emily Cain was among several alums recognized with annual awards during an Oct. 16 Homecoming event at Buchanan Alumni House. University of Maine Alumni Association President Todd Saucer ’93, ’97G presented the awards, with assistance from board chair Kurt Marston ’74, ’79G. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A five-year, $3.3 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant will fund a new University of Maine initiative to affect institutional change by improving the status of female faculty in the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and the social-behavioral sciences. The grant will establish the Rising Tide Center, which […]
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Contact: Charlie Slavin, Dean of the Honors College, 207.581.3262 Emily Cain, Coordinator of Advancement, Honors College, 207.581.3308 ORONO — University of Maine Honors College student, Zachery Garcia, a member of the Class of 2011, has been selected to receive the 2010 Carolyn E. Reed Pre-Medical Honors Thesis Fellowship. This Fellowship will provide Garcia with $2,500 […]
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Contact: Charlie Slavin, Dean of the Honors College, 207.581.3262, slavin@honors.umaine.edu Keith Hutchison, Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 207.581.2827, keithh@maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine Honors College and the Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) have announced five recipients of Honors Thesis Fellowships of $2,575, and one Junior Year Research Award of $1,030. The […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 or joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Six hundred University of Maine visitors will have an opportunity on Monday Feb. 8 to learn more about UMaine quality and value during an Accepted Student Day. UMaine regularly conducts programs of this nature for accepted students who have yet to make their final college […]
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