Fogler Library is accepting submissions of favorite memories or stories associated with it to share on its social media. Stories can include lasting bonds formed at the library, favorite activities and spots, amazing services provided and lifelong skills learned there. Submissions can be made online.
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The Jan. 6 training exercises led by University of Maine Police Department officers in Hannibal Hamlin Hall have been postponed. For more information, contact UMaine PD, 207.581.4040.
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Complex math problems can intimidate some second-year college students, but they invigorate Kaia De Vries. The University of Maine sophomore dives headfirst into real analysis, permutations, inversions and other challenging queries presented to her, honing her skills so she can become an adept mathematician. In recognition of her hard work and passion, the American Mathematical […]
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An undergraduate student team — Ethan Howe, Jackson Graham, Aidan Michaud, Austin Loveless and Colby Dionne, with faculty adviser Sebastian Lobe, University Foundation Professor of Investment Education and associate professor of finance — made it to the top 5% at the prestigious 2022 CME Group University Trading Challenge, which took place Oct. 2–28. The CME […]
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Season seven of “The Maine Question” podcast covered a broad variety of subjects in research and higher education. Topics ranged from archaeology to space research, and from the challenges in K–12 education to toxic forever chemicals and efforts to mitigate them. In the tenth and final episode this season, host Ron Lisnet looks back on […]
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News Center Maine reported on a University of Maine program that brought therapy dogs to the Fogler Library to help students manage end-of-semester stress.
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Orono, Maine – Jude Killy, deputy director of athletics and chief of staff at Miami University, has been named University of Maine director of athletics, effective Jan. 30. Killy has been a member of the Miami University community since 2008. He has been deputy director of athletics and chief of staff since 2018, overseeing the […]
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The Bangor Daily News wrote a feature article about how the University of Maine’s mascot switched between a moose and a bear in the early 1910s. Eventually, UMaine settled on having the black bear as its mascot, and Bananas T. Bear has now represented the school for over 100 years.
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WJBQ-FM featured the story of Gary Clegg inventing the “Slanket,” a blanket with sleeves, while a student at the University of Maine in 1998. WBLM-FM (Portland, Maine), WCYY-FM (Portland, Maine), WHOM-FM (Portland, Maine) and WBZN-FM (Brewer, Maine) shared the report.
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The Sun Journal, CentralMaine.com, Turner Publishing Incorporated and the Bangor Daily News reported that Ben Brooks, a University of Maine senior from Monmouth majoring in electrical engineering technology with a concentration in power engineering, is one of 75 students in the U.S. to be awarded an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers scholarship. Brooks plans […]
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