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 public is invited to participate in a project to expand knowledge about wild leeks in Maine and improve opportunities for the conservation of the species. Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum) are part of the onion family and grow in rich hardwood and floodplain forests. Also known as ramps, they are listed as a Species of […]
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Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The caliber of these faculty members […]
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The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is seeking motivated, innovative Maine companies that want to make a difference for the state through the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The Innovate for Maine Fellows program connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting, growing companies as a way […]
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The University of Maine’s commitment to affordability, strategic investments in signature strengths and aggressive marketing have paid off. With a record number of qualified applications for fall 2016, UMaine will begin notifying most students who have applied and not yet been accepted that they have the option to be wait-listed for admission consideration. “The interest in […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has launched a new online resource, “Maine Schools in Focus,” for educators and policymakers statewide. The website features informative, research-based briefings to enlighten and stimulate dialogue about issues in Maine public school education today. “Our goal is to advance the cause of our children and […]
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Fourteen student-led projects addressing food insecurity on college campuses, in high schools and in communities statewide have been awarded mini-grants from the Maine Hunger Dialogue, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension-led initiative that mobilizes the power of higher education to end hunger in the state. The recipients of mini-grants of as much as $500 are: […]
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Academ-e The first early-college distance education program in Maine, UMaine Academ-e offers courses for university credit to Maine high school juniors and seniors in five broad areas — mathematics, natural sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences — through online technologies. All Maine high schools are eligible to nominate students for enrollment in Academ-e on a […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine has been awarded more than $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to create a model NSF Teaching Fellowship Program to improve STEM teacher recruitment, preparation, professional development and retention in rural high-need schools. This grant builds on the infrastructure […]
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The Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics recently released a quarterly report analyzing tourism — a critical economic indicator in Maine. The latest report, “The High Seasonality of Tourism in Maine,” uses data on the state’s taxable lodging sales to examine the seasonal nature of tourism in Maine, which plays […]
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