Student Life

Three UMaine graduate students receive Phi Kappa Phi research grants

Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, has awarded graduate research grants to three University of Maine students. Emma Erwin, a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Elizabeth Leclerc, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. student with the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute; and Dylan […]

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BDN shares UMaine Earth Week events

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Earth Week 2023 started April 16 with a slate of events on- and off-campus groups, compiled by UMaine’s Office of Sustainability and Green Campus Initiative. Visit the Earth Week 2023 website for a full schedule of events.

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UMaine to observe Maine Days April 24–28

This year, the University of Maine’s traditional Maine Day observance will be a weeklong event April 24–28, focused on community-building and service activities, and philanthropic activities. Students, faculty and staff will have opportunities to get involved — from cleaning up campus to planting gardens — and participate in traditional events, such as Oozeball, the parade, […]

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Journalism classes host 2023 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalists

The 2023 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalists attended University of Maine journalism classes on April 13–14, including CMJ 351 (Audio and Video Production), CMJ 330 (Copy Editing) and CMJ 489 (Seminar in Media Ethics), and had lunch with Maine Campus editors. The visiting journalists this year were Nina Mahaleris, audience engagement editor of the Lewiston […]

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UMaine Earth Week 2023 starting April 16

The University of Maine will celebrate Earth Week 2023 starting April 16 with a slate of events on- and off-campus groups, compiled by UMaine’s Office of Sustainability and Green Campus Initiative.  The week kicks off with a new and used outdoor gear sale sponsored by Maine Bound Adventure Center at 10 a.m. April 16. Other […]

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UMaine launches new Strategic Enrollment and Retention Action Plan

In response to declining college student recruitment nationwide and other recent disruptions in higher education spurred primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Maine has launched a new five-year Strategic Framework for Enrollment Management Recruitment and Retention Action Plan for the flagship campus and regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias.  The plan […]

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Jones profiled in media for homelessness research

The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine shared a profile of Brenna Jones, junior and Honors College student at the University of Maine, who is researching trends and proposing solutions that could help reduce homelessness in Bangor and beyond after experiencing homelessness growing up. “There are more financial and emotional resources and community in […]

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