The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for 2015–16. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. Each fellowship provides a $1,000 award for the student to help cover costs of their project. The […]
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Every two years, Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts the largest national gathering of its members at the Grand Chapter Conclave. This summer, 14 members of the Maine Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the event. In addition to undergraduates and alumni networking, delegates at conclave considered new legislation and bylaw changes. […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the second annual walk to end domestic abuse held at the University of Maine during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event was hosted by MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization. Several athletic teams joined the walk to show their support, according to the report. After the walk, […]
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David Barrett, an accounting lecturer at the University of Maine, was one of two winners of Inkshares’ Nerdist Collection Contest, according to Crowdfund Insider. Inkshares is a crowdfunded book publisher and Nerdist is a popular digital network founded by comedian and television personality Chris Hardwick, according to the article. Barrett’s book, “It’s All Fun and […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, associate professor of finance at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Sun Journal article about shares of Verso Corp.’s stock dropping as low as 7 cents Friday. Verso earlier announced it would eliminate 300 jobs at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay this winter and when Verso’s stock dropped to 15 cents […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School and Maine Business School are the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The new UMaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike Kirby at mike.kirby@maine.edu or 581.3744.
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The Scratchpad Accelerator, a pilot program of the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Technology Institute, has selected four companies to participate in a seed accelerator, the first of its kind in Maine. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip Whip, LLC of Old Town; and L&K Manufacturing of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported four startups have been selected for Scratchpad Accelerator, a new business accelerator program in Bangor. Scratchpad is a pilot program of the University of Maine and the Maine Technology Institute. The first of its kind in the state, the program was created to help nurture and provide mentorship to promising […]
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The 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings again lists the University of Maine among the top national universities for their academic quality. UMaine’s ranking of 168 out of 199 in the national university category is up five points from last year. Also cited in the 2016 U.S. News rankings is the Maine […]
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Stephanie Welcomer, an associate professor of management and associate dean of the Maine Business School, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “Maine farmers sail to new markets the old-fashioned way.” As part of the Maine Sail Freight project, a 90-year-old, twin-masted schooner sailed into Portland harbor Thursday morning to pick up […]
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