UMaine News

Contact: Sandra Horne, (207) 581-1236 ORONO – Ten University of Maine undergraduates recently were recognized for successfully completing a 24-credit concentration in interdisciplinary disability studies during a ceremony at the Wells Conference Center. Christa L. Carlson, elementary education major, delivered the student address. Lu Zeph, director of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, […]

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 Photo available upon request ORONO — UMaine professor of finance Bob Strong has received the Maine Business School’s 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, bestowed annually upon a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and accomplishment in teaching. Strong, also the University of Maine Foundation Professor of Investment Education […]

Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND, ME—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, June 5, 2009.  Mount Auburn Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most beautiful landscapes in America. Participants will be leD on a guided tour of the 175- acre […]

Contact: Cathy Billings, Lobster Institute, 207-581-2751, Dianne Ward, Kenniston Hill Inn B&B, 207-633-2159 ORONO, Me. – No SATs required, no essay tests, and some of the most luxurious dorm rooms ever — those are some of the inviting characteristics of Lobster College, a popular program from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine. Organizers are […]

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Photo available upon request ORONO – This year’s Vincent A. Hartgen Award has been given to Collins Center for the Arts Executive Director John Patches, who for nearly 17 years has overseen both day-to-day operations and long-term goals for one of the most dynamic cultural arts centers in New England. […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine will award degrees to its Class of 2009 at the university’s 207th commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Saturday May 9 at Harold Alfond Arena in Orono.  A 10 a.m. ceremony is for graduates in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health; the College […]

Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli at (207) 561-3350 BANGOR — George Kinghorn, Director of the University of Maine Museum of Art, was invited to serve as juror of the 81st edition of the national publication “New American Paintings” that will be released at major booksellers such as Borders and Barnes and Noble later this week.  “New American […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 (joecarr@maine.edu) The University of Maine Climate Change Institute will host the 2009 Harold W. Borns Symposium May 7 and May 8  at Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. This symposium brings together the UMaine community each year for a focused discussion of emerging research and topics related […]

Contact: Steven Kimball, 581-3904 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics has announced the student winners of more than $14,000 in scholarships for 2009. The department also awarded 13 students book awards and inducted 19 new members into the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society during ceremonies April 30 in Barrows […]

Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742; NOAA contact: Bob Hansen, (202) 482-4594 ORONO — Two University of Maine sophomores have received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Samantha Bond, a marine science major, zoology minor and honors student from Temple, N.H., and Jeremy Bender, a marine science major and honors student from […]