Outreach

UMaine hosting hundreds of budding historians for National History Day competition

Hundreds of middle and high school students will gather at the University of Maine to compete in the statewide National History Day competition at 10 a.m. on May 3 at various locations across campus.  Judges working within the field of humanities from across Maine will review history research exhibits, performances, websites, documentaries and papers from […]

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UMaine students create river ecology mural on Bangor pump station

University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students have designed an educational mural on the Kenduskeag River Pump Station in Bangor that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, migratory fish and river ecosystems. Intermedia Programs and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology collaborated with Bangor Beautiful and city officials on this project.  The […]

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Students pack, donate 52,920 meals during Maine Day Meal Packout

University of Maine students and other volunteers packed 52,920 meals to donate to people experiencing food insecurity for the Maine Day Meal Packout on April 30 at the Memorial Gym.   The Maine Day Meal Packout is organized by Honors College staff and the Honors College Student Activities Board, as well as an event coordination team […]

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UMaine and UMaine Machias 2025 commencement ceremonies are May 10-11

The University of Maine’s 2025 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 10-11 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The Graduate School ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on May 10, featuring an address by  Concordia University President and Vice Chancellor Graham Carr (‘83G). During the ceremony, 462 graduate students are expected […]

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History students to lead UMaine historical walking tour May 2

Students in the University of Maine’s spring 2025 “Intro to Public History” course will lead two UMaine History Trail walking tours on the last day of classes, Friday, May 2. The tours will last about 45 minutes and begin at 11 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the lobby of Fogler Library that faces the Mall.  […]

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A portrait of Elizabeth Brennan

Elizabeth Brennan: Outstanding Graduating Student 

Elizabeth Brennan of West Chester, Pennsylvania, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. She is a wildlife ecology major and member of the Honors College, through which she wrote a thesis titled “Phenological changes in Arctic and Common Terns across Maine’s coastal islands.” While attending the University of […]

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Amanda Ahava Karomba: Outstanding Graduating Student

Amanda Ahava Karomba of Lewiston, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning. She is majoring in university studies with minors in interdisciplinary disability studies and leadership studies. Karomba pursued her degree online while raising two boys and working as CEO of Happy Haven, an agency that provides direct support to […]

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