Student Life

Students help create virtual tour of Page Farm and Home Museum

The Page Farm and Home Museum has released a new virtual tour developed in collaboration with Matthew Magnani, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, and his students. In consultation with museum Director Patricia Henner, students in Magnani’s Museum Anthropology course helped create a high-quality digital copy of the main […]

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Summer University 2025 registration open

Registration is open for UMaine Summer University 2025. All courses run in condensed sessions May 12–Aug. 15. Courses are available for viewing on MaineStreet and the Summer University website.  Summer is a great time for students to continue their coursework and make progress toward completing their degree. With flexible summer course schedules and over 900 […]

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UMaine experts participating in 2025 Maine Science Festival

University of Maine faculty and students will present at several events during the Maine Science Festival, a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor that will include more than 70 events and activities from March 18-23.  The five-day celebration will showcase science and technology happening in Maine in the format of an arts or […]

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Seeking to improve services for students with autism, UMaine Counseling Center taps special education professor’s expertise

On a recent Friday morning, the staff of the University of Maine Counseling Center gathered in the office common room. Over coffee and pastries, they listened as Sarah Howorth, an associate professor of special education at UMaine, talked about the challenges people with autism and other developmental disabilities face finding and making friends.  Approximately one […]

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Penobscot Theatre Company’s Berry directing ‘Wyoming’ production at UMaine

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre and Dance has recruited Jonathan Berry, artistic director of the Bangor-based Penobscot Theatre Company (PTC), to helm an upcoming production of the family drama “Wyoming.”  The play, written by Brian Watkins, is scheduled to run from Feb. 27-March 2, with performances at 7:30 p.m. […]

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WFVX, WABI feature annual career fair at UMaine

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WABI (Channel 5) covered the annual career fair at the University of Maine on Feb. 12 at New Balance Recreation Center. Over 1,000 students attended the fair and over 150 employers participated.

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