Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine governor John Baldacci challenged University of Maine graduates to “stand up for what is right” during his commencement address at Alfond Arena today. Recalling the “turmoil” of the 1960s and the progress society has made since then, Baldacci pointed out that injustice remains and he urged […]
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ORONO — Four highly accomplished University of Maine professors, each with long and distinguished records of service to the university and its students, were announced this afternoon as the winners of UMaine’s annual top faculty awards. The awards are part of the annual Academic Honors Convocation, traditionally held the day before commencement. Today’s event was […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Amy Smith of Lincolnville, Maine, is the valedictorian of the Class of 2010 at the University of Maine. She will graduate May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Matthew Bouchard of Lewiston, Maine, is the class salutatorian. Smith is a 1988 Camden-Rockport High School graduate […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy unveiled “UMaine 150,” an eight-point plan that he says “will both improve UMaine and make it more financially sustainable.” Kennedy made the announcement during a Tuesday morning presentation at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts. Some 250 members of the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Laura Wood of Scarborough, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. She will graduate May 8 with honors and a bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental sciences. She concentrated in natural resource management and […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Kathryn “Katie” Blynn of Fryeburg, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Blynn majored in elementary education with a concentration in English. She transferred to UMaine as a sophomore and changed her major from broadcast […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Emily Yearwood of Skowhegan, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She will graduate May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Yearwood majored in sociology with a minor in psychology. She transferred to […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Owen McCarthy of Patten, Maine, was named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Engineering. He will graduate May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering. McCarthy, the 2006 valedictorian of Katahdin High School, came to UMaine as a Top Scholar. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has scheduled a Tuesday May 4 presentation to announce his decisions relative to academic program reorganization. His talk is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. It will also be streamed online at http://www.umaine.edu. Kennedy created […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Innovative and newly-patented University of Maine composites materials technology is now under commercial development through a licensing agreement with a southern Maine manufacturing company. Modular Ballistic Protection System (MBPS) technology, which was conceptualized, fabricated and tested at UMaine’s AEWC: Advanced Structures and Composites Center, provide protection for […]
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