The University of Maine has been selected as one of 37 institutions nationwide as partners with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, UMaine will host 25 emerging public management leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa for a six-week academic and leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington […]
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Orono, Maine — More than 60 artists will take to the stage in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical,” Feb. 19–28. in Hauck Auditorium. The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water […]
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Could the rise of the Mongol Empire, the greatest land empire ever on Earth, have been linked to climate change? Aaron Putnam thinks so. In 2010 and 2011, Putnam, previously at Columbia University and now an assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of […]
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Adam Barker-Hoyt spent 12 years studying at the University of Maine, where he received dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and philosophy, and a master’s degree in mathematics. For some, mathematics and philosophy might seem like an odd match, but for Barker-Hoyt, knowledge of both have helped him successfully run his business. “Since my focus in […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! Program. As it has for more than 30 years, UMaine’s Art Education Program will offer the program for students in grades K–8. ArtWorks! provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual […]
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The Collegiate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at the University of Maine was awarded an Outstanding Collegiate Section Award at the Silver Level at the SWE Conference awards banquet in Nashville in October. The award recognizes collegiate sections that are active in meeting SWE’s strategic goals of professional excellence, globalization and advocacy. At the Silver […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,216 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,665 are from Maine, 468 are from 30 other states and 83 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The University of Maine will compete in a qualifying round of the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC) on Saturday, Jan. 23. The UMaine Cyber Defense Team is one of 14 teams from around the region scheduled to take part in the virtual competition. UMaine also will host the 2016 NECCDC for a third time […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center will host the fourth annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day at various locations Jan. 30 with a kickoff event Jan. 29. Free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA), Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum. […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Rep. Ellie Espling will visit the University of Maine on Monday, Jan. 25. Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a […]
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