2015 Valedictorian and Salutatorian: Gwen Beacham, Katelyn Massey at the Top of their Class
Gwen Beacham, Katelyn Massey at the top of their class.
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Farmington Native Named Valedictorian, Sun Journal Reports
The Sun Journal reported that Gwendolyn Beacham of Farmington is the 2015 valedictorian at the University of Maine. Beacham, a biochemistry major and Honors student, also was named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. She received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national award given to rising undergraduate juniors […]
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Biochemistry and Physics Majors Land NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Biochemistry and physics majors land NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
Read moreRiSE Center Hosts Collaborative Student Science Summit
More than 200 students in grades 6–9 throughout the state will take part in an out-of-this-world collaborative engineering design challenge Saturday, April 11, at the University of Maine. Hosted by the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine (RiSE Center), the 2015 Student Summit encourages participants to successfully transport a […]
Read more2015 President’s Research Impact Award Presented to Doctoral Student in Education
Courtney Pacholski of China, Maine, a Ph.D. candidate in education at the University of Maine, and her advisor, James Artesani, associate professor of special education, are the recipients of the UMaine 2015 President’s Research Impact Award. The annual award, presented at the closing ceremony of the GradExpo April 3, is given to the graduate student […]
Read moreUMaine’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Inducts 47 Members
Forty-seven members of University of Maine community, including 41 undergraduate and graduate students, were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society, during the chapter’s annual meeting on campus March 19. Faculty and alumni inductees were Jeffrey Hecker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, who was keynote speaker […]
Read moreHaskell Appointed to Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
Jane Haskell, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and educator, has been appointed to Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Haskell was nominated by Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau and holds a public member appointment. The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women is a government-appointed group dedicated to improving opportunities for […]
Read moreRubin Speaks About Maine Energy Report on George Hale, Ric Tyler Radio Show
Jonathan Rubin, a professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, was a guest on the George Hale, Ric Tyler Radio Show on WVOM, The Voice of Maine. Rubin spoke about “Energy in Maine,” a report released by the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the UMaine’s School of Economics. The study is […]
Read moreUMaine, Maine Development Foundation Release Report on Energy in State
On Feb. 20, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the fifth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “Energy in Maine,” addresses the issues of cost, consumption and production of energy in the state. Improvements in efficiency and further diversification can give Maine […]
Read moreTop Gun Program Focus of BDN Article, Radio Show
Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, and Jennifer Hooper, entrepreneur and mentor coordinator at the Foster Center, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the Top Gun program they help manage. The Top Gun program is offered by Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and UMaine’s […]
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