Student Life

UMaine Honors College receives Maine Hunger Dialogue grant

The Maine Hunger Dialogue has awarded a $500 grant to the University of Maine Honors College to fight food insecurity in the student population. UMaine Honors College students who attended the 2020 Maine Hunger Dialogue, held virtually Oct. 23, applied for this funding based on their research that found food insecurity, already on the rise […]

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Media highlight UMS ‘Make the Grade’ student retention program

News Center Maine and WVII (Channel 7) reported that the University of Maine System will offer the “Make the Grade” program again at all campuses to retain promising full-time, first-year students who failed one class this fall. WCNC (Channel 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina) shared the News Center story.

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Bangor Daily news reports most students finished their classes this fall

The Bangor Daily News reported that fall 2020 class completion statistics for the University of Maine System are just slightly less than the numbers from last fall. University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy noted that in fall 2020, students were given more time to withdraw from classes or to choose pass-fail instead of a numerical […]

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Boss’ lab participates in the new Tara ocean expedition studying microbiomes across the South Atlantic and South Pacific 

A French research schooner known for its scientific expeditions in the world’s oceans set sail on another voyage last week, equipped with sensors from the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences.   Emmanuel Boss, a professor of oceanography, and Lee Karp-Boss, a professor with the School of Marine Sciences, have been serving as coordinators for […]

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FAME honors Pulp and Paper Foundation with 2020 Education at Work Award

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation has received the 2020 Education at Work for Maine Award from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) in recognition of their role in revitalizing Maine’s forest products industry. The mission of the foundation is to sustain a critical pipeline of talented engineers by recruiting, training and providing […]

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Updated resources for planning accessible events available online

“Planning Accessible Meetings and Conferences: A Suggested Checklist and Guide” is a free resource developed by the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies in partnership with Speaking Up for Us, a Maine organization run by and for adults who live with developmental disabilities. The checklist is designed to help people, groups […]

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