Finalists for the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, were announced in a Portland Press Herald blog post. One of the five 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 […]
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The University of Maine Alumni Association will host the second annual Black Bear Business Conference on Friday, April 24 at the Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. “Making it in Maine,” aims to connect would-be entrepreneurs from across the state with a range of available resources to help them succeed. The half-day conference, which […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported international engineering volunteer Robert Sypitkowski of Bangor will speak at the 21st annual HOPE Festival on April 25 at the University of Maine. Sypitkowski went from a career in theater design to a career as an environmental engineer after earning a degree in engineering at UMaine in 1990. He currently […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine Alumni Association will host the second annual Black Bear Business Conference on April 24 at Buchanan Alumni House. Tom’s of Maine Founder Tom Chappell is scheduled as a guest speaker at the half-day event. The conference aims to bring Maine’s small business owners and entrepreneurs together with economic development […]
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Former and current students of the University of Maine were mentioned in a Mainebiz article about Wiscasset-based company Peregrine Turbine Technologies LLC. The business has developed an energy-efficient turbine and is raising the necessary capital to move forward, according to the article. The company also aims to create jobs in Maine and keep technology in […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the University of Maine Career Center’s 17th annual UMaine Career Fair at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. About 120 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities exhibited at the fair. Several graduate and professional schools, as well as branches of the military, also were represented […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) has entered into a new agreement with the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) that will expand the center’s capacity, Maine MEP announced. The partnership, which will place a Maine MEP project manager at AMC, will promote closer collaboration between the organizations with the goal of enhancing […]
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Due to the predicted snowstorm, the University of Maine Career Center has postponed its 17th annual UMaine Career Fair. The fair, which was previously scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28, is now scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. All previous […]
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Alumnus, professional actor recalls learning, performing at UMaine.
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Kathleen Marciano’s interest was piqued last spring when professor Fei Chai announced in class that summer marine science internships were available in China. Marciano and friend and classmate Timothy (TJ) Goodrow decided to apply. In May, they learned they had been accepted and in mid-June, the University of Maine students boarded a plane destined for […]
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