ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s status as one of the nation’s top research universities was reaffirmed Thursday with the release of the latest classifications of higher education research institutions in the U.S. The 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education includes UMaine as one of just 187 Research-1 (R1) universities, the highest […]
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The CBC Radio program “Quirks and Quarks,” interviewed Jasmine Saros, associate director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on her latest research, which revealed that lakes in West Greenland began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality following record heat and precipitation. Saros and a team of researchers concluded that the combination of […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on Northern Light Health’s credit rating from S&P Global. “I think this is a very major wake up call for the whole community,” Agrrawal said. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN report.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on research underway in the University of Maine’s Hess Lab to find a universal treatment for the flu virus. Samuel Hess, UMaine professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is working on the project with graduate and undergraduate physics students. “The idea is, can we come up with something more […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on Northern Light Health’s credit rating from S&P Global. “I think this is a very major wake up call for the whole community,” Agrrawal said. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN report.
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The man known to many students as “Dean Dana” or “Dr. Dana” retired in January after four decades of service to the University of Maine community. Robert Dana, former vice president of student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students, guided students along their journeys through kindness, care and compassion. For nearly a quarter […]
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The Maine Business School (MBS) at the University of Maine has again earned re-accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a prestigious distinction held by only 6% of business schools worldwide. The accreditation process, which occurs every five years, affirms MBS’s commitment to providing high-quality business education that meets the highest […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s “Battle of the Chefs,” an effort from Sodexo to expand its incorporation of Maine grown grains onto college menus. “College students are the future and planting the seed with them around Maine-grown grain [as] an exciting part of their diet, and a delicious […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited research from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine showing a 19% decline in overdose deaths in 2024 from 2023, marking three consecutive years of decline.
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The University of Maine’s Career Fair will return to the New Balance Student Recreation Center on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is open to all majors. This is the largest career fair in the state and is held each year for UMaine and University of Maine at Machias students and alumni. It […]
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