The University of Maine Wrestling team, part of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) since 2013, qualified for the 2024 NCWA National Championships. The UMaine Foundation is currently fundraising to support the team’s upcoming trip to Louisiana for the championships. In addition to travel expenses, funds can help buy new team equipment for the next […]
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Mainebiz, WGME, and WABI highlighted the recently announced renovation plans for the Alfond Sports Arena and Walsh Hockey Center as part of UMS TRANSFORMS and by a historic $320 million commitment the Harold Alfond Foundation made to the University of Maine System. Renovations include new locker rooms, updated offices, improved training equipment, upgraded sports medicine […]
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The University of Maine and Maine Athletics have released plans for major renovations to Harold Alfond Sports Arena and the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center. The project is made possible by a transformational $320 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System, which includes a $170 million investment in UMaine Athletics […]
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Bangor Daily News reported on efforts by researchers at the University of Maine to find remains of the building where fraternity brothers kept live bears who played UMaine mascot Bananas T. Bear until 1966. Professor of anthropology and climate change Daniel Sandweiss and director of the Hudson Museum Gretchen Faulkner led a ten-person team to […]
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WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), the Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, Odisha Expo, the Sun Journal, the Portland Press Herald, Philanthropy News Digest, eJewish Philanthropy and The New England Council reported that the Harold Alfond Foundation donated $80 million to University of Maine Athletics. The gift increases the Alfond […]
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University of Maine student-athletes posted impressive marks in fall 2023 as 10 of the 17 varsity programs either broke or tied their records for highest cumulative team grade point averages (GPAs) in any fall semester. The teams for women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s ice hockey, softball, women’s swimming & diving, women’s indoor track & […]
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The Harold Alfond Foundation is providing an $80 million supplement in financial support for athletic facility improvements at the University of Maine, which will benefit all 17 varsity programs at Maine’s only Division I athletic program. The gift increases the Alfond Foundation’s total commitment to UMaine Athletics to $170 million, representing one of the largest […]
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University of Maine men’s hockey freshman forward Josh Nadeau has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Player of the Month. Nadeau, who was named the Hockey East Player of the Month earlier this week and was recognized as the Player of the Week on Dec. 4, is the first Maine player to earn a […]
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The University of Maine community created so many exciting and heart-warming memories this year, which we shared on social media. We witnessed Black Bears travel across the world; explore the sea, sky and stars; showcase innovative research and art; give back to their community; dominate on the court, rink and field; and “shout ’til the […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News; Mainebiz; WABI (Channel 5), WFVX (Channel 7), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and BVM Sports reported on the University of Maine planning to construct the state-of-the-art New Balance Track & Field and Soccer Complex, made possible by a $7 million commitment from New Balance Athletics.
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