Campus Announcements

Mortelliti awarded fellowship to conduct research in Acadia National Park

Alessio Mortelliti, an assistant professor of wildlife habitat conservation at the University of Maine, is one of three scientists who have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park. The fellowships were awarded as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, and […]

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RiSE Center announces FIG-MLA Program awardees

Eight University of Maine faculty members will receive 2017–18 course modification incentive grants from the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) through the Faculty Incentive Grant-Maine Learning Assistant (FIG-MLA) Program. This year’s grant recipients are: Farahad Dastoor for BIO 200: Biology of Organisms Paula Drewniany for MAT 127: Calculus II Brett Ellis […]

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Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition to open April 7

The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2017 Juried Student Art Exhibition that features work by current studio art, art history and art education students. The exhibition will be on display from April 7 to May 5 in Lord Hall Gallery. The venue provides the opportunity for undergraduate students at all levels […]

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College of Education and Human Development to honor former Dean Bob Cobb

On April 7, the College of Education and Human Development will hold a celebration to honor former Dean Bob Cobb’s 38 years with the University of Maine. Cobb began working for the university in 1969, as an assistant professor of education with a focus on physical education. He served as dean from 1977 until his […]

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UMaine Extension, Maine CDC to offer tick- and mosquito-borne disease training

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are offering multiple sessions on tick- and mosquito-borne diseases. The training is designed to increase the number of community members who are informed about diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks. Sessions will focus on insect identification and exposure prevention. People who […]

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Phi Kappa Phi 120th anniversary celebration, induction ceremony April 4

Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society which was founded at the University of Maine, will celebrate its 120th anniversary during its annual induction ceremony April 4. The top 10 percent of senior undergraduate and graduate students, and top 7.5 percent of juniors were invited to join the society. […]

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Comins to host space travel physics colloquium March 31

“Space Travel in the Near Future,” a physics colloquium by University of Maine professor Neil Comins, author of the new book, “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists,” will be held at 3:15 p.m. March 31 in 140 Bennett Hall. More about the Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquia Series is […]

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UMaine Miracle Network Dance Marathon April 1

The 12-hour University of Maine Miracle Network Dance Marathon will be held from 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1 to 1 a.m. Sunday, April 2 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Since 2012, the annual event has raised more than $275,000 to help area hospitals support local children. The event, which in 2015 […]

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College of Education and Human Development sponsors Literacy Tea fundraiser

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is again sponsoring Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser. The idea for the event came from Susan Bennett-Armistead, an associate professor of literacy at UMaine, whose mother-in-law held literacy teas in Michigan. Bennett-Armistead organized the first literacy tea in Bangor when she served on […]

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Washington Post reporters to discuss why journalism is vital

The Department of Communication and Journalism will welcome The Washington Post reporters Jessica Contrera and Katie Mettler as visiting journalists March 29–31 as part of the Alan Miller Fund for Excellence in Journalism. In addition to meeting students and visiting journalism classes, they will give a free public talk titled, “Clickbait, Fake News, and the […]

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