University of Maine police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a recent rash of sign vandalism on campus. Five building signs have been kicked and damaged since Wednesday, Oct. 26. Those signs are the blue markers for Cutler Health Center, Cumberland Hall, Aubert Hall, Oak Hall and Libby Hall. Police have recovered […]
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Karen Hutchins, a University of Maine Ph.D. candidate in Communication and Journalism and a graduate research assistant for Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative, was recognized by the National Science Foundation for her research poster on partnerships between universities and municipalities. That recognition came at NSF’s National EPSCoR Conference in October.
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A message from President Ferguson, announcing the composition of UMaine’s Strategic Planning Leadership Team It is with great pleasure that I announce the composition of the Leadership Team that will be working with me and Linda Silka to bring together ideas for UMaine’s Strategic Plan for excellence for the next five years. The membership brings […]
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University of Maine Museum of Art Director George Kinghorn will host an informal gallery talk at the museum, in downtown Bangor, on Wednesday Nov. 9 at 12 noon. The talk, and accompanying tour, will cover the Carlo Pittore exhibition “Studio Life,” at the museum through December 30. The presentation, part of the museum’s ART@NOON gallery […]
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The UMaine Parking Services Office reminds commuters that UMaine’s winter parking ban begins tonight and continues through May 1, 2012. During that time period all staff, commuter and visitor lots close at midnight and reopen at 6 a.m. (even if it is not snowing). Please remember that the Bridge Tennis Court Lot and the South […]
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National Weather Service officials visited the University of Maine last Friday to officially convey “StormReady” recognition to the university. This designation, valid for three years, means that UMaine has met NWS standards for natural disaster preparedness.
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A Community Conversation with President Paul Ferguson Thursday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. Hauck Auditorium University of Maine President Paul Ferguson will offer his perspectives and first impressions of UMaine as he nears the end of the first quarter of his inaugural year.
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Maine author Jim Nichols will read from his latest work, “Hull Creek,” at 4:30 on Tuesday Oct. 25 in Room 120 of the University of Maine’s Little Hall.
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The University of Maine Foundation held its 77th annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at the university in Orono. Ellen Stinson, who was re-elected as Foundation board chair, told the more than 250 guests that the Foundation experienced a 20 percent return on investments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011. The […]
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Prof. Hemant Pendse will give a presentation, “Forest Bioproducts — why now, why in Maine,” at the next Research Cafe, presented by the UMaine Vice President for Research office. The session is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in Fogler Library’s University Club. Pendse is director of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Institute (FBRI) and […]
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