Professor Emeritus Robert H. Babcock Passes Away
Robert Harper Babcock, professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine, passed away Feb. 12, 2014. His obituary is available online.
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UMaine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast Closing Early Feb. 13
Given the current forecast, the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast will close at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 and is scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 if conditions permit. For the latest information, check the Hutchinson Center’s website or call 338.8099.
Read moreEmployee Recognition and Awards Ceremony March 26
The 2014 Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine campus. UMaine President Paul Ferguson, senior administrators and members of the campus community will celebrate employees who have reached 25, 35 and 45 years of service, […]
Read moreDarling Marine Center Grad Student Speaks at Story Collider Event
A Story Collider podcast of a talk given by Skylar Bayer, a marine biology graduate student at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, is now online. Bayer was one of four science enthusiasts to share a story as part of The Story Collider event “Charting New Territory” in Cambridge, Mass. Bayer’s talk, “Phoning home […]
Read moreUMaine to be Represented at USS Somerset Commissioning in March
When the USS Somerset is commissioned in Philadelphia March 1, a University of Maine alumnus will be at the helm as its first commanding officer, and a retired Navy captain and now UMaine professor will be in the audience, representing Maine’s flagship university. The first commanding officer of the USS Somerset, Capt. Thomas Dearborn, a […]
Read moreUMaine Graduate School Taking Photo, Video Contest Submissions
The University of Maine Graduate School is accepting submissions for the Graduate Student Photography Contest and Grad Talks: Graduate Student Videography Contest. Both contests are open to all UMaine graduate students, and the top winners will receive cash prizes. Submissions for the photo contest can be entered into one of three categories: grad student life, […]
Read moreDistinguished Maine Policy Fellow Sen. Anne Haskell to Visit UMaine Jan. 31
Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Sen. Anne Haskell will visit the University of Maine on Friday, Jan. 31. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a day to teach an undergraduate class, engage faculty about research and public policy, and meet with UMaine administration and graduate students. Assistant […]
Read moreUMaine Staff Member Helen Young Passes Away
Helen Young, who worked as the administrative assistant for the University of Maine Faculty Senate until she was 81 years old, passed away Jan. 6 2014. Her obituary is available online.
Read moreGrad Student to Conduct Vegetable Study
Is a purple potato more appealing than a white one? Kelly Koss, a University of Maine student pursuing a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition, plans to find out. Since many children in the United States do not eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables, Koss has decided to test whether they are […]
Read moreRetention, Graduation Focus of Second Academic Faculty Forum on Feb. 3
Provost Jeff Hecker will lead the second of three Academic Faculty Forums 3–4 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. The forum will focus on retention and graduation. The third forum is scheduled for March 31. In year three of the Blue Sky Project, the focus is on integrating the plan’s […]
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