Student Life

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UMaine project will live stream total solar eclipse from the stratosphere 

When Noah Lambert of Bar Harbor enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he imagined being able to do during his college career.  For the past year, Lambert and nine other undergraduate and graduate students have been designing […]

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UMaine Partners for World Health celebrating new campus space

The grand opening of the new on-campus home for the University of Maine Partners for World Health (PWH) club will be held Thursday, March 21 at 4 p.m. in the Keyo Building, where UMaine’s chapter is now located.  Student members will be present along with invited campus administrators, professors and representatives from the encompassing, Maine-based […]

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Spring into science with return of Maine Big Night

University of Maine researchers are encouraging folks to get outside and help document one of nature’s great migrations this spring.  Maine Big Night, a community science nonprofit founded by UMaine Ph.D. candidate Greg LeClair calls on Mainers to brave the dark and muck to find frogs and salamanders that are on the move, and where […]

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UMaine Wrestling Team qualifies for national championships

The University of Maine Wrestling team, part of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) since 2013, qualified for the 2024 NCWA National Championships.  The UMaine Foundation is currently fundraising to support the team’s upcoming trip to Louisiana for the championships. In addition to travel expenses, funds can help buy new team equipment for the next […]

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Sports arena, hockey center renovation plans highlighted by media

Mainebiz highlighted the recently announced renovation plans for the Alfond Sports Arena and Walsh Hockey Center as part of UMS TRANSFORMS and by a historic $320 million commitment the Harold Alfond Foundation made to the University of Maine System. Renovations include new locker rooms, updated offices, improved training equipment, upgraded sports medicine capabilities. There will […]

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UMaine student writes op-ed on natural gas reliance for Press Herald

University of Maine student Megan Sauberlich wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald titled “Reducing Maine’s reliance on natural gas will benefit climate, consumers.” Sauberlich said the switch to heat pumps from heating oil is creating more energy affordability in Maine and that burning natural gas inside the home is harmful to human […]

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Free campus resource now available for those experiencing interpersonal violence

The University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, are now offering a Confidential Resource Advisor (CRA) to provide free emergency and ongoing support for faculty and staff impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking. CRAs play a crucial role in supporting survivors by providing a safe and nonjudgmental […]

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UMaine names Jason Smith assistant vice president for student life

The University of Maine Division of Student Life has hired Jason Smith for the role of assistant vice president for student life. He will join the division on April 1. Smith has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University; a Master of Education in Counseling/Human Development from Hardin-Simmons University and a […]

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