Editor’s note: Story updated May 15. Nearly 1,800 graduates — one of the largest classes in University of Maine history — and more than 11,000 guests attended the 214th Commencement ceremonies at the state’s flagship campus May 14. Commencement speaker United States Ambassador Pamela White received a standing ovation for her address focused on the […]
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Following a widely reported collaborative study that found eating chocolate improves cognitive function, researchers at the University of Maine, University of South Australia and Luxembourg Institute of Health have published additional research to determine potential causes. The initial research involved 968 participants ages 23–98 from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study. Participants who ate chocolate at least […]
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When Laura Garey wades into tidal marshes at sunrise to survey saltmarsh sparrows, the University of Maine graduate student also spies deflated balloons, trash and pollutants. These reservoirs at the intersection of land and sea also are increasingly being damaged by coastal development, sea-level rise and more frequent storm surges. All of which makes it […]
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An international research team led by Heather Leslie found fishermen’s decisions are shaped by differences in both natural and social environments. The team discovered the community with stronger fishing rights exerted more control over fishermen’s decisions than communities with weaker rights, and did so in a way consistent with the impacts of climate variability on […]
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Women from Maine’s colleges and universities are invited to network and participate in discussions on career advancement Tuesday, May 17 in Bangor. The University of Maine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center will host the “ADVANCING Women in Academia: 5th Annual Networking Conference” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event will […]
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The University of Maine softball team earned the second seed in the America East tournament and will play its first game versus the winner of Albany and Hartford at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in Binghamton, New York. The Black Bears should be confident heading into the contest as nine players earned accolades at the […]
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Rhian Waller received an incredible gift to celebrate the National Park System’s 100th anniversary in 2016. The University of Maine associate professor led the first-ever extensive expedition of the underwater fjords in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. “Glacier Bay National Park is such an amazing area, it’s very hard to put it […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will hold two events to recognize its longstanding partnership with the Galen Cole Family Foundation through the Reading Recovery program in schools throughout Maine. May 6, the college will host its annual Reading Recovery Cole Celebration at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor. May […]
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The number of confirmed students for fall 2016 at the University of Maine is up 22 percent compared to this time last year, bringing the incoming class to 2,447 as of May 2. The double-digit growth reflects a 3 percent increase in in-state students and a 52 percent increase in out-of-state students over last year, […]
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The University of Maine and Kepware Technologies, a software development company based in Portland, Maine, unveiled the Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory in Barrows Hall for hands-on classes in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) on May 3. The Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory Fund is held at the University of […]
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