The Maine Business School announced the winners of its inaugural “Shark Tank” event on Dec. 13, in which first-year students pitched ideas for side hustles in a competition that evoked the TV show of the same name. Six students took center stage at the event, sharing their innovative ideas to a panel of judges and […]
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“Life in the Pines,” an unscripted video series sharing stories of students at the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, launched Monday, Dec. 16. Prioritizing authenticity, this series seeks to show what life is really like here in the Pine Tree State for students at both campuses — including traditional undergraduate, transfer, […]
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Printing Services at the University of Maine will wrap gifts brought to Hotel Ursa in historic Holmes Hall in exchange for a donation of non-perishable items for the Black Bear Exchange food drive. Staff of Printing Services and UMaine’s Auxiliary Enterprises will be in the hotel’s MajorMinor Cafe on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2024-25 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year graduate fellowship winners. The CUGR Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate and graduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the Office of the Vice […]
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The University of Maine has been named a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting, recognizing the university’s effort to increase nonpartisan student voter participation. UMaine is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for joining the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. As part of this effort, the university […]
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Adults 60 years and older who attend the group lunches at the Community Cafes in Calais and Milo are invited to participate in a University of Maine research project on the relationship between protein intake and food insecurity among people living in rural Maine. Chesley Ferris is leading the research as part of her graduate […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2024-25 academic year fellowship awardees. This year’s awards were supported by CUGR, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Maine EPSCoR office through a National Science Foundation award, the Experiential Programs Innovation Central (EPIC) program and […]
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The University Bookstore in the Memorial Union and Bear Necessities Fan Shop at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena are hosting holiday sales throughout the month. The University Bookstore’s annual Tech the Halls celebration runs through Dec. 6. Shop special deals on Apple ($50–$300 off) and Dell computers ($200 off three laptop models) and pick up new […]
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A campuswide nonperishable food drive to benefit the University of Maine Black Bear Exchange food pantry will be held Dec. 2–6, sponsored by UMaine Auxiliary Enterprises and Facilities Management. Donation boxes will be located at: the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union, the Bear Necessities Fan Shop in the Alfond Arena, Printing Services & Mailing […]
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Jason Harkins has been named dean of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) in addition to his current role as the executive dean of the Maine Business School (MBS). The GSB is based at the Maine Center in Portland. It’s the center of graduate business education statewide and home to the MaineMBA, one of the […]
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