Twenty-eight faculty members from the University of Maine and one from the University of Maine at Machias have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board […]
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Have an idea for a campus community cultural experience to supplement an academic program? The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community until April 6 (extended deadline). Grants support as much as 50% of expenses associated with events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life at […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, a professor of finance at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economics. “This COVID-19 literally and figuratively came out of nowhere. And that is the classic scenario that stops a bull market or a market from moving higher,” Agrrawal said. “The supply and […]
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CEO Magazine named the University of Maine Graduate School of Business a Tier I program, and its MaineMBA No. 26 in online degrees in its 2020 global rankings released this week. The MaineMBA’s 2020 ranking is two places higher than last year. “We are particularly proud of these rankings, comparing us to the best business […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Pankaj Agrrawal, a professor of finance at the University of Maine, for the report “Should your business be preparing for the coronavirus?” On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by a half percentage point in an effort to slow the stock market slide that has resulted from the […]
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Students are invited to apply for a Maine Government Summer Internship for summer 2020. Positions are available in town and city governments as well as in state government agencies. Full-time, paid internships run from May 26 through Aug. 14. Internship areas include engineering, social media, conservation, transportation, land use planning, data analysis and education. All […]
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The University of Maine will offer its Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Management degree fully online beginning in fall 2020. The program, developed as a collaboration between the Maine Business School and UMaineOnline, is the first online undergraduate business degree from Maine’s flagship university. “We are excited to offer our BSBA in […]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) — the development of computer systems that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence; including visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making and language translation — once was considered to be a concept for science-fiction writing or a vision for the future of computing. The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is […]
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Students in the University of Maine chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma will join the Founders Week celebration of the international business honor society with an information table in the atrium of D. P. Corbett Business Building on Feb. 19. Throughout its 107-year history, Beta Gamma Sigma has established more than 600 collegiate chapters in over […]
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The County, which includes the Aroostook Republican, the Houlton Pioneer Times, and The Star Herald, posted the University of Maine at Presque Isle media release announcing UMPI has developed another opportunity for the business community in northern Maine. Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce members and their employees, as well as members of Momentum Aroostook, will […]
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