The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. The University of Maine Alumni Association will present the race on Sunday, June 5. All three races will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the track at UMaine’s Harold Alfond Stadium. The 26.2-mile course […]
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The University of Maine Department of Political Science has announced the first awardees of the John M. Nickerson University of Maine Scholarship. The five selected students will each receive close to one year of in-state tuition for the 2016–17 academic year. Each of the students was awarded scholarship support after being chosen by the faculty […]
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has upgraded to the university’s new website template. The University of Maine Diversity Leadership Institute, Maine Food and Agriculture Center, Leadership Studies, Peer Relations Lab and Leslie Lab: Marine Conservation Science also recently upgraded. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in summer 2015. For more information on […]
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Members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University of Maine spoke with WABI for a two-part report on sexual assaults on college campuses. Every year, the fraternity raises thousands of dollars for Rape Response Services of Bangor during its Sleep Out, according to the report. “We’re making our strong stance against sexual assault,” […]
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The University of Maine softball team earned the second seed in the America East tournament and will play its first game versus the winner of Albany and Hartford at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in Binghamton, New York. The Black Bears should be confident heading into the contest as nine players earned accolades at the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on Maine Day, the University of Maine’s annual campuswide spring cleanup tradition. UMaine community members took part in a “Star Wars” theme parade, completed service projects aimed at sprucing up the campus, enjoyed a free barbecue, competed for the oozeball — mud volleyball — championship, and participated […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event hosted by the UMaine Circle K club. The group has held the event for the last six years on Maine Day to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s […]
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The Green Campus Initiative and Emera Astronomy Center are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The University of Maine Student Government, Office of Assessment, Bureau of Labor Education, Graduate Student Government, UMaine Mandela Washington Fellowship, Office of Budget and Business Services and Campus Planning also recently upgraded. The new […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin announced at the University of Maine that he is sponsoring a new bill that will aid college savings. Building on the success of Maine’s NextGen college savings program he once guided as state treasurer, the […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated May 9. The 214th Commencement at the University of Maine will be held May 14 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement, held in two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., is one of the largest graduation events in the state, with nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students, […]
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