Helping others make informed decisions about the future of their community and country is crucial to Mak Thompson, a University of Maine senior from Bangor. Thompson has volunteered to serve as a poll worker during elections since high school. This year, they will once again empower Mainers to participate in the electoral process as a […]
Read more
From Latvia’s vibrant culture to Tanzania’s warm hospitality, University of Maine alumni Keegan Farrington ’20, ’24G and Will O’Neil ’20, ’24G, embraced the unique opportunity to spend a year abroad thanks to the immersive experience funded by Boren Awards. The National Security Education Program’s Boren Awards provide U.S. undergraduate and graduate students funding to build […]
Read more
The National Institutes of Health awarded University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for her work with neuromuscular disease. This nationally competitive award honors and invests in pre-doctoral students by helping them obtain research training while conducting their dissertation research. Enrolled in the Graduate School […]
Read more
Nearing the end of the Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship in Denver, Aiden Lamson said the convention room was no longer crowded and loud. The last day of the weekend-long competition, where he had played about 20 hours of the card game over two days, was a solemn sanctuary of the best, or perhaps luckiest, […]
Read more
Kristy Hamilton’s path to her undergraduate degree took a few twists and turns. After working in various fields for over two decades, the mom of two finally got her opportunity when she started working at the University of Maine Foundation. By taking classes through her employee tuition waiver, Hamilton is on the precipice of completing […]
Read more
As a runner, Fisher Macklin has always been interested in food and how it fuels his body as an athlete. During his time at the University of Maine, that interest has grown into a major area of study and a unique on-campus job at the Dr. Matthew Highlands Food Pilot Plant. When Fisher arrived at […]
Read more
This summer, Jon Guzman, a senior marketing major at the Maine Business School, applied the skills and knowledge he gained in the classroom to a fast-paced internship at a Fortune 500 company. As an executive team lead (ETL) intern at Target, Guzman honed his leadership skills while broadening his perspective on career possibilities in retail […]
Read more
Ruth Griffith, rising junior and member of the Honors College from Parkman, Maine has received the 2024-2025 academic school year George Mitchell Peace Scholarship to study abroad at the University College Cork in Ireland in spring 2025. Griffith is also the 25th annual recipient of the scholarship, which was created to honor former Sen. Mitchell’s […]
Read more
Every spring when the sap starts running, Carli Frigon, her brother Carroll and her parents, Jereme and Donna, stay at their sugarhouse in the small northern Maine town of Sandy Bay. From the age of 9, Frigon’s March memories have consisted of building snow forts, making hot cocoa, tasting the sweetness of syrup on snow […]
Read more
Ashley Wilson, a rising senior double majoring in economics and international affairs with a concentration in comparative politics at the University of Maine, spent the summer living and learning in Japan as a participant in the competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. As a part of CLS, Wilson attended an intensive language program at Okayama […]
Read more