In 1954 — three years before the start of the “space race” between the U.S. and Soviet Union — the ninth university planetarium in the nation opened in Orono at the University of Maine. It was among the first 20 in the U.S. Built by astronomy professor Maynard F. Jordan, it was a small facility […]
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The University of Maine broke ground today on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-square-foot facility designed to house the cutting-edge Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System. Scheduled for completion in 2026, GEM […]
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Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, spoke with the Associated Press about the 2024 presidential race and race for the House of Representatives seat for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. ABC News, WBUR, the Bangor Daily News and many other news organizations nationwide shared the AP story.
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The Bangor Daily News featured University of Maine alumnus Milo Rossi, who rekindled his passion for archaeology while studying anthropology at UMaine and has become a leading social media content creator in the field. Rossi is dedicated to debunking archaeological pseudoscience and promoting accurate scientific knowledge in an engaging way. He gave a free talk […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 2024 University of Maine Homecoming weekend. A record number of UMaine alumni returned to campus for football, tailgating, hockey games and campus tours.
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Nearing the end of the Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship in Denver, Aiden Lamson said the convention room was no longer crowded and loud. The last day of the weekend-long competition, where he had played about 20 hours of the card game over two days, was a solemn sanctuary of the best, or perhaps luckiest, […]
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Caroline Bicks, University of Maine Stephen E. King Chair in Literature and professor of English, joined Maine Public for a “Maine Calling” segment on essential books. The segment explored what it means to be well read and the books that are often included on essential-to-read lists.
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece from Erin Victor, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine, on addressing the use of single-use plastics in schools and normalizing reuse systems. Titled “We must move beyond magical thinking to normalize reuse systems,” the piece highlights her research in anthropology and environmental policy and engagement […]
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University of Maine Franco American Programs invites parents to register their children for an after school French program designed for children in grades K-5 with little to no exposure to French. Classes are organized by ability and taught by students in UMaine’s French program and College of Education and Human Development. Susan Pinette, director of […]
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News Center Maine and FOX22/ABC7 in Bangor reported the Northern Light sightings from the state of Maine. Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, explained the reasoning behind the increased sightings. “Aurora are exceptionally beautiful but sort of illusive, if you will, these northern lights that light up our sky. And they’re coming […]
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