Honors College

Honors College Staffer Emily Cain Among Honored Alumni

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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Advance Grant Establishes UMaine Center to Support Female Faculty

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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2010 Carolyn E. Reed Pre-Medical Honors Thesis Fellowship Awarded

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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2010 INBRE Fellowships Awarded & Applications Still Being Reviewed

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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600 Expected for UMaine Accepted Student Day Monday, Feb. 8

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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Honors College Awards First INBRE Fellowships

ORONO, Maine – Six University of Maine Honors College students recently were awarded the first round of Maine IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) fellowships to support their thesis research. The students, all members of the class of 2010, will receive fellowships of $2,500, and their thesis advisors will receive $1,000 to support the […]

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