UMaine News

Contact: Ed Grew, (207) 581-2169 ORONO — Charles V. Guidotti, professor in the UMaine Department of Earth Sciences from 1981 to his death in 2005, has been honored by having a new mineral, guidottiite, named after him. The name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical Association, […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine and Bangor Gas Company have a new agreement that will expand the use of natural gas to heat more campus buildings. The agreement involves transferring ownership of UMaine-owned natural gas piping facilities to Bangor Gas.  In conjunction with that transfer, natural gas service […]

John Diamond, executive director of external affairs, has been named associate vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas.  Diamond is a Bangor native and UMaine graduate who previously served as UMaine’s director of public affairs.  He is also a former UMaine faculty member, currently completing a UMaine Ph.D. in communication and public […]

The School of Performing Arts is holding auditions today, Sept. 7, and Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 6-9 p.m. in Hauck Auditorium for its next production, “The Boys Next Door,” directed by Sandra Hardy of the theater faculty. Callbacks are scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9. Interested actors should bring a prepared comic monologue. Audition materials also […]

UMaine women’s soccer opened its home season Sept. 5 with a 3-2 overtime win against Sacred Heart, with Maddie Hill, Kelsey Wilson and Courtney Harnais scoring, with assists from Carolyne Nellis. A UMaine news release has additional detail.

The College Hockey News preseason top 10 poll ranks the UMaine Black Bears at #7 in the country.  “That’s right: they’re back, rebuilt, and poised for big things in Orono,” the Web site says.  Hockey East rivals Boston College (#1) and UNH (#10) are also ranked in the top 10.  Coach Tim Whitehead’s team opens […]

Comments from UMaine economists Caroline Noblet and Mario Teisl are included in a Miller-McCune Magazine story about the recent announcement that the federal government plans to modify the fuel efficiency labeling on vehicles in sales lots.  The relevant government agencies are asking for public input on the proposal to post more information about vehicles and […]