The University of Maine will hold the 2019 International Dance Festival on Feb. 16 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Two performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The 15th annual event will feature its largest lineup to date, showcasing traditional music, dance and […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,388 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,666 are from Maine, 669 are from 34 other states and 53 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, will provide an update Feb. 6 to the UMaine community on a floating offshore wind project aimed at developing a clean, renewable energy source off Maine’s coast. Dagher, the principal investigator of the Aqua Ventus offshore wind program, will […]
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Influenza has been confirmed in all 16 counties in Maine, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC). Members of the University of Maine community are reminded that it is not too late to get vaccinated. Vaccination can reduce illness and prevent hospitalization and death. Influenza vaccination is strongly encouraged throughout […]
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The University of Maine Career Center will host the annual UMaine Career Fair 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Feb. 6 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. The fair will host 170 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities. Several graduate and professional schools, as well as branches of the […]
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The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of on-campus events throughout February. The activities will kick off at noon Feb. 1 with a flag raising in front of the Memorial Union, adjacent to Fogler Library. The ceremony will be followed by a reception and catered lunch in the Bangor Room […]
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For the eighth year in a row, the University of Maine has been included on a list of “military friendly” colleges, universities and educational institutions that offer noteworthy services, opportunities and support for veterans of the United States military service. Qualification for the Military Friendly Schools list is based on research from public data sources, […]
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The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center has extended its deadline to Feb. 1 for poster, panel and performance proposals for Bangor Humanities Day on March 2. Humanities students are invited to showcase their work among professionals at the annual multidisciplinary collaboration and celebration of the study of what makes us human, says Amy Holt, […]
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The Maine Press Association, in collaboration with the University of Maine, has awarded 2018–2019 Maine Press Association Scholarships to UMaine undergraduate students Hailey Bryant of Gorham, Maine, and Nina Mahaleris of Orono, Maine. Bryant and Mahaleris are journalism majors. Bryant writes for The Maine Campus, the school’s independent student newspaper, and Mahaleris is completing an […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the UMaine Lobster Institute will present the documentary “Lobster War” at 6 p.m. Feb. 27. The film showing is free and open to the public. “Lobster War” is an award-winning, feature-length documentary about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed […]
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