Student Life

UMaine launches new online program on preparing for retirement

Registration is open for a new online professional development program titled “What’s Next? Planning Your Transition to Retirement,” with each class to be held biweekly from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, and Nov. 12 and 26.  The newest program in the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning’s Professional […]

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USDA backs research into making sustainable jet fuel and fish feed from wood

Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine’s forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While there are very few existing market opportunities for this low-quality woody biomass, University of Maine researchers believe […]

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BDN recognized Black Bear who won Olympic medal in 1928

The Bangor Daily News reported that Edmund Black, a Maine lobsterman and University of Maine alum who made history in 1928 by becoming one of the first Mainers to win an Olympic medal. He secured a bronze medal in the hammer throw. Beyond the Olympics, Black demonstrated his athleticism by excelling in various sports throughout […]

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Community college graduates guaranteed admission to Maine’s public universities

Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, will guarantee admission to graduates of the state’s community colleges starting this fall. Under the terms of a new, historic Transfer ME agreement signed Wednesday, July 31, by Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler and […]

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Patty Morris: Dream achieved through directorial debut

A University of Maine student is bringing together two of his passions — military history and theater — in a Shakespearean fashion this summer. For his directorial debut, history major and theater minor Patrick “Patty” Morris is directing an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with the Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre. The show, which […]

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LearningWell Radio talks with Volin on Research Learning Experiences

John Volin, executive vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, spoke with LearningWell Radio about Research Learning Experiences (RLEs), courses that allow first-year students to engage in research and other forms of hands-on learning at the start of their college careers. RLEs are part of UMS TRANSFORMS, a multifaceted initiative […]

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Lucas Ronco: Going door-to-door as Renewal by Andersen’s first intern

As a rising senior studying marketing and sport management, Lucas Ronco was eager to practice what he learned in the classroom. When Renewal By Andersen hired Ronco as its intern this summer, he put his skills to the test through door-to-door marketing.  By visiting homeowners to discuss how the company could help them address the […]

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Media highlight UMaine student who saved fishermen in shipwreck

CBS News, Fox Weather, The Boston Globe, the Portsmouth Herald, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WMTW (Channel 13 in Portland), WMUR (Channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire) and other news organizations reported on University of Maine student Wyatt Yager and his brother, Colin, rescuing two fishermen after a whale capsized their boat. “They were in […]

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Study revealing billions of microplastics in Frenchman Bay highlighted by media

National Parks Traveler and Spectrum News reported on a University of Maine-led study which found that there are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchman Bay and several connected rivers and estuaries where freshwater from rivers meet salty seawater. The watershed contains an average of 1.8 fibers per liter of water. 

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Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics

Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen and outdoor recreationists. University of Maine researchers, however, have discovered that Frenchman Bay and its tributaries are […]

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