Fans of the University of the Maine have a lot to cheer about. Former Black Bear football star Trevor Bates is a practice player for the New England Patriots, who square off with Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Super Bowl LI. If the Patriots win, Bates will earn a Super Bowl ring. The December […]
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Eight days after Mark O’Connor and his band perform at the University of Maine, their 12-song “Coming Home” album could take home Best Bluegrass Album at the Grammy Awards. The O’Connor Band, which fuses country, acoustic pop, folk, classical and Americana, plays at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Collins Center for the Arts. […]
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Nine undergraduate and graduate students recently earned their scientific diving certification at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Scientific divers use scuba or other diving equipment to study the underwater environment, says UMaine diving safety officer Christopher Rigaud. “Our students spend many hours learning about diving physics, physiology, equipment, first aid and […]
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Black History Month at the University of Maine will kick off at noon Feb. 1 with an opening ceremony and Black Lives Matter flag raising at the Memorial Union. Among the other event highlights: Feb. 8, the Office of Multicultural Student Life will show the film “Southside With You” at the Collins Center for the […]
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Sigi Koizar, Jesse Orach and Sydney Veljacic were named the 2017 “M” Club Dean Smith Award recipients Monday, Jan. 30, at the 28th annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition ceremony. The award is named for Dean Smith, an electrical engineering major, captain of the 1989–90 UMaine men’s basketball team and winner of the 1990 NCAA Walter Byers Award as the nation’s […]
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Black Bear Battalion, the University of Maine’s Army ROTC unit, has won the prestigious MacArthur Award, which recognizes the top eight schools, selected from among the 275 senior Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs nationwide. The award, presented by Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, recognize the ideals of “duty, honor, and […]
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This spring, the University of Maine Department of Art will offer a five-week, after-school art program for children in grades K–8. ArtWorks! gives children an opportunity to explore the world of art through viewing and hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media. All classes will be taught by UMaine students, under the supervision of […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,298 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2016 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,714 are from Maine, 523 are from 31 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Clayton Dodge, who taught mathematics for 41 years at the University of Maine, passed away Jan. 22 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, after a brief illness. Dodge received his master’s degree in mathematics from UMaine in 1959. During his career, he wrote and published six mathematics textbooks, numerous articles and mathematical software used […]
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William ‘Bill’ Leo Laughlin, who worked for 28 years as a police officer with the University of Maine’s department of public safety, passed away Jan. 23. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Laughlin also spent 10 years as a Senior Deputy with the Hermon Police. His obituary is online.
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