Campus Announcements

UMaine Prepares for 2012 Family, Friends Weekend

The University of Maine will welcome guests Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Family and Friends Weekend, which includes a host of activities around campus. The events begin Friday evening with a show at the Jordan Planetarium and music, food and drink specials at the Bear’s Den in the Memorial Union. Saturday’s activities include the Black […]

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Thaler to Deliver Climate Change Institute Lecture

Jeff Thaler, the University of Maine’s first visiting professor of energy, policy, law and ethics, will deliver a Climate Change Institute Lecture from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Thaler’s talk is titled “As the World Burns: From […]

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UMaine Athletics Names Five to Hall of Fame

The University of Maine has selected five former student-athletes for induction into the 2012 Sports Hall of Fame. Former women’s basketball standout Kim Corbitt (2005), men’s basketball player Charlie Goddard (1950), hockey star Steve Kariya (1999), track and field record-holder Richard Nason (1964) and softball great Michelle Puls (1998) will be inducted in the 2012 […]

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UMaine Appoints New International Programs Director

C.K. Kwai has been appointed Director of the University of Maine Office of International Programs, effective Oct. 1, according to Stuart Marrs, UMaine associate provost and dean for undergraduate education. Kwai replaces Karen Boucias, who will continue to serve as director of International Admissions along with other related duties. Kwai is currently the exchange program […]

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Gilmore Remembrance Scheduled September 19

Students, staff and faculty members are invited to join friends and colleagues of Maine Business School professor Carol Gilmore as they celebrate her life with an informal tea at the Buchanan Alumni House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 19. Friends of Gilmore, who died May 9, are invited to contact Martha Broderick […]

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UMaine Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program Reaccredited

The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Maine has been reaccredited for the next seven years, the longest professional accreditation period granted to only the strongest programs reviewed by the Washington, D.C.-based American Psychological Association (APA). Accreditation by the APA reflects the quality of educational programs, speaks to a sense of public trust […]

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Caron, Hodgson Revise, Reprint College Football Guide

UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality Sandy Caron and assistant UMaine Athletic Director Michael Hodgson have revised, retitled and reprinted their book “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game,” now titled “Tackling Football: Everyone’s Guide to Understanding the College Game.” The book was illustrated by artist and UMaine employee Val […]

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Abedi Paper Wins International Award

The Institution of Engineering and Technology in the U.K. has bestowed its prestigious IET Wireless Sensor Systems Premium Award to Ali Abedi of the University of Maine electrical and computer engineering faculty for a paper, “Signal detection in passive wireless sensor networks based on back-propagation neural networks,” which he co-authored and published in March 2011 […]

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Elsemore Named New Bursar, Senior Finance Officer

William Elsemore has been appointed UMaine Bursar and Senior Finance Officer. He begins his duties Sept. 10. Elsemore replaces longtime UMaine Bursar Dennis Casey, who retired earlier this year. Elsemore has served the University of Maine System for many years in various positions, most recently as Assistant Director of Administrative Systems Development and Support for […]

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New Folklife Center Exhibit Focuses on Brewer History

The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine has a new exhibit on Maine Memory Network website, developed from its oral history research with Eastern Fine Paper Company in Brewer. With images dating back to the early 20th century, the exhibit profiles the company from its inception in 1889 to the mill’s closure in […]

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