Several articles and broadcasts highlighted Saturday’s University of Maine 214th Commencement, at which nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students, including more than 40 doctoral candidates, earned degrees. Auburn native, alumna and United States diplomat Pamela White — former ambassador to Haiti and The Gambia — delivered the address, saying, “Each and every one of you […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated May 15. Nearly 1,800 graduates — one of the largest classes in University of Maine history — and more than 11,000 guests attended the 214th Commencement ceremonies at the state’s flagship campus May 14. Commencement speaker United States Ambassador Pamela White received a standing ovation for her address focused on the […]
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When Laura Garey wades into tidal marshes at sunrise to survey saltmarsh sparrows, the University of Maine graduate student also spies deflated balloons, trash and pollutants. These reservoirs at the intersection of land and sea also are increasingly being damaged by coastal development, sea-level rise and more frequent storm surges. All of which makes it […]
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Faculty members in marine sciences, engineering technology and political science have been named recipients of Presidential Achievement Awards, the University of Maine’s top honors. Howard M. “Mac” Gray, professor of construction engineering technology, will receive the 2016 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award; Neal R. Pettigrew, professor of oceanography, will receive the 2016 Presidential Research and Creative […]
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Maine Startups Insider, an online news startup, reported on the winners of the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. Two Colby College students, Dan Vogel and Scott Lehman, won the first-place prize of $5,000 for NorthEats LLC, a food-ordering mobile app for local restaurants, according to the article. Zechariah Palmeter, a UMaine […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts is “re-igniting the flame.” The flame is sculptor Clarke Fitz-Gerald’s “Flame of Inspiration” chandelier, which once graced the foyer of the-then Maine Center for the Arts. The 21-foot-tall bronze chandelier, weighing more than a ton, was a fiery presence at the center for about two decades, including when Yo-Yo […]
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For some, a dusty place where it snows and the average temperature is 81 degrees below zero Fahrenheit might not be an appealing destination. But Mars — the fourth planet from the sun — is a place NASA intends for astronauts to explore. Scientists at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia routinely ask, “How do […]
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Amy Vachon, University of Maine assistant women’s basketball coach and former Cony and UMaine star, was highlighted in a Bangor Daily News article as one of 12 people being inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame on May 1, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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The Portland Press Herald published an article on Cobbler Technologies, a Bangor startup that aims to revolutionize the footwear industry using 3-D printer technology. “Lots of shoe manufacturers use 3-D printers, but only to make prototypes,” said President and CEO Andrew Katon, a 2014 mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Maine. “Ours is designed […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the finalists for the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. One of the finalists will receive a $5,000 award to help develop their idea into a business, according to the article. The UMaine Business Challenge was founded in 2011 by a group of 2010 UMaine graduates […]
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