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BioHome3D receives prestigious national Award at CAMX 2023 in Atlanta

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 2.  BioHome3D, the first ever 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials, has been honored with the Combined Strength Award at the 2023 CAMX Conference in Atlanta.  This award recognizes a product that embodies the spirit of collaboration and innovation through the use of composite materials. CAMX, […]

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Maine media feature Ferrini-Mundy’s lifetime achievement award

 News Center Maine and the Bangor Daily News promoted University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy being honored with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ (NCTM) Lifetime Achievement Award during the organization’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington D.C.

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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy helps a student with their coursework during a mathematics class in early 2020. Photo courtesy of the University of Maine.

President Ferrini-Mundy earns national lifetime achievement award in mathematics education

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be honored with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ (NCTM) Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday, Oct. 25 during the organization’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington D.C.  Ferrini-Mundy, who has taught secondary and college-level mathematics and researched ways to improve both for nearly five decades, is […]

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University of Maine System Honored with Maine Development Foundation Award

The University of Maine System (UMS) has been  awarded the 2023 President’s Award by the Maine Development Foundation (MDF). MDF cited UMS’  “exemplary leadership” toward improving Mainers’ lives.  “The University of Maine System is leading actionable and scalable efforts that help drive systemic change toward a more equitable, inclusive Maine economy and ensuring Maine continues […]

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Media cover 2023 Maine Hello

The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI-TV (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine welcomed first-year students to campus as part of Maine Hello on Friday, Aug. 25. Returning students, faculty and staff helped the incoming Class of 2027 get settled into their residence […]

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Media highlight Ferrini-Mundy moderating book discussion in Bangor

The Bangor Daily News and WABI-TV (CBS 5 in Bangor) reported that University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy moderated a book talk for “In Other Words, Leadership: How a Young Mother’s Weekly Letters to Her Governor Helped Both Women Brave the First Pandemic Year,” written by Shannon A. Mullen, at the Bookspace in downtown Bangor. […]

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Media report on federal funding to UMaine for sustainable manufacturing center

The Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, Spectrum News, Republican Journal, WABI-TV (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was one of more than a dozen Maine organizations awarded a combined $11 million in federal funding from the Northern […]

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A photo of people cutting a ribbon at the new field hockey facility at UMaine

New field hockey complex opens at UMaine 

The University of Maine officially unveiled its new field hockey complex at a grand opening ceremony on Aug. 18. The 70,000-square-foot, $8.3 million complex features a synthetic turf playing surface, two new scoreboards, LED lights, brick dugouts and bleacher seating for up to 512 patrons, with chairback seats placed in the center of the stadium […]

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