UMS Transforms in the News

Media report on grand opening for new field hockey complex

The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine and BVM Sports reported on the grand opening of the new field hockey complex at the University of Maine. “The women you see here are a part of a great legacy at the University of Maine and they continue to burnish and advance that legacy […]

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LearningWell magazine features Research Learning Experiences at UMaine

An article in LearningWell magazine featured Research Learning Experiences (RLEs), courses that allow first- and second-year students to engage in research and other forms of hands-on learning at the start of their college careers. “We know that engaging in research makes you a part of something bigger, something important, and it allows you to form […]

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Photo of the National Science Foundation National Ecological Observatory Network site located in the Rio Cupeyes watershed in Puerto Rico in 2019.

Olsen to study effects of mineral weathering on tropical forest productivity

Tropical forests can mitigate climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turning it into plant biomass through photosynthesis. But as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, some forests may not be able to sequester more of it because their habitats lack sufficient supplies of nutrients.  Amanda Olsen, a University of Maine associate […]

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BDN reports on timeline for new UMaine basketball facility

The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine projects that it will complete its new basketball facility, one of the largest in a series of projects made possible by a $90 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation, within the next five years. “We want to start construction as soon as we can. […]

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Media boosts UMaine $3 million fundraising to upgrade athletic facilities

Athletic Business, the Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine has raised about $3 million to build new athletic facilities, including new facilities for its women’s soccer, field hockey and softball programs, and a multipurpose arena on campus that would be the home court for the basketball programs, home to the […]

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CLTE promotes RLE expansion, UMaine-led workshop

The Coalition for Life Transformative Education (CLTE) shared a news release about a University of Maine-led virtual workshop about how to create Research Learning Experiences (RLEs) setting the stage for their expansion to public universities across the state. CLTE provided $25,000 to support the RLE program, a UMS TRANSFORMS initiative created in response to the […]

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News Center, Pen Bay Pilot report on upgrades to women’s athletics facilities

News Center Maine and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approving up to $14 million to implement priority 1 athletic field improvements to the University of Maine varsity soccer, softball and field hockey venues. Construction for these upgrades will begin in the spring. The projects, organized as […]

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Media report on new turf

WABI (Channel 5) the Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald reported on the University of Maine installing its new artificial turf on Morse Field. The new turf is part of UMaine’s Athletics Facilities Master Plan, which guides the overall $110 million investment toward upgrades. Funding for the new turf derives from the overall […]

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