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Amanda Ahava Karomba: Outstanding Graduating Student

Amanda Ahava Karomba of Lewiston, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning. She is majoring in university studies with minors in interdisciplinary disability studies and leadership studies. Karomba pursued her degree online while raising two boys and working as CEO of Happy Haven, an agency that provides direct support to […]

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Lara Kirkby: Outstanding Graduating International Student

Lara Kirkby of Adelaide, South Australia, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. A December 2024 graduate, Kirkby majored in biochemistry, researched in the Maginnis Lab and participated on the UMaine Women’s Soccer Team, through which she competed in and won two championships. After earning her bachelor’s […]

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Zachary Wentworth: Outstanding Graduating Student

Zachary Wentworth of Calais, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD). He is a secondary education major with a concentration in social studies and a minor in history. A Maine Top Scholar, a Maine Seacoast Mission scholar and a Galen Cole Family Foundation scholar, Wentworth served as […]

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Maine media highlights UMaine faculty member competing in ‘Jeopardy!’

The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, Seacoast Online, and Q 106.5 have highlighted Kara Peruccio, assistant professor of Women’s Studies competing in an episode of “Jeopardy!” on May 10. “I grew up watching ‘Jeopardy!’ with my family,” said Peruccio, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

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UMaine names 2025 valedictorian, co-salutatorians 

Meg Caron of Bangor, Maine, who is seeking dual degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences, is the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian. Psychology major Alexandria Banou Morgan of Perry, Maine, and microbiology major Dominic Needham of Veazie, Maine, are the 2025 co-salutatorians. The […]

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Spirit Week returns April 26 to May 2

University of Maine is holding Spirit Week, a week of a full week of beautification, service, and school spirit events, from April 26 to May 2. This tradition started back in 1935 when President Arthur Hauck created MAINE DAY, a day set aside for “spring-clean up” of our campus.  This year’s Spirit Week will include […]

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UMaine faculty member competing on ‘Jeopardy!’

For $1,000: This UMaine faculty member is going to be a new contestant on “Jeopardy!” one of America’s most beloved Q&A game shows. The answer: Who is Kara Peruccio? Peruccio, an assistant professor in both the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program, will grace the airwaves at 7:30 p.m. Friday, […]

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UMaine experts present innovative research at 2025 AERA annual meeting

Faculty, staff and students from the University of Maine are showcasing their work at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in Denver this week, April 23-27, as well as during its pre-conference activities. The event is the world’s largest annual gathering of education researchers and practitioners, and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative […]

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