University of Maine Athletics and the University of Maine Foundation have announced plans to construct the state-of-the-art New Balance Track & Field and Soccer Complex, made possible by a $7 million commitment from New Balance Athletics. The contribution is part of the fundraising campaign underway to meet the challenge grant for UMaine Athletics as part […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Ben Potter, a fourth-year University of Maine political science student, titled “A bold experiment in Canada can inform Maine’s response to the fentanyl epidemic.” Potter wrote the piece at the invitation of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Sofia Langlois, news editor of the University of Maine student newspaper, The Maine Campus, titled “The hypocrisy of female safety measures.”
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News Center Maine promoted a tree lighting ceremony being held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the University of Maine Alfond Stadium as part of Trent’s Trees, a statewide initiative in which trees are lit and ornaments are hung to honor those who have died by suicide or are struggling with mental health. […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Daily Bulldog highlighted three new graduate certificates from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development involving multilingual special education, adapted physical education and outdoor leadership.
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the 2023 Wabanaki Winter Market, which will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a campuswide nonperishable food drive to benefit the University of Maine Black Bear Exchange food pantry being held through Dec. 15. It’s sponsored by UMaine Auxiliary Enterprises, Facilities Management and UMaine Athletics. Learn more about the food drive on the UMaine News website.
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The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development is launching three new graduate certificates aimed at teachers looking to boost their knowledge and skills in the areas of multilingual special education, adapted physical education and outdoor leadership. The five-course (15 credits) Multilingual Special Education graduate certificate, offered entirely via UMaineOnline, is designed to […]
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WFVX (Channel 7) promoted the recent “Walk in Our Shoes” event hosted by the University of Maine Student Wellness Center. “It’s really hard to find affirmation sometimes in others. An event like this focuses on the self,” said UMaine student life educator Kevin Hudson.
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Sharon Barker, a long-time University of Maine employee and tireless advocate for Maine women and girls, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 20. Barker became the first director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center, now called the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center, in 1991. In that role, which she held until her retirement in 2014, Barker […]
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