UMaine News

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Gustavo Burkett, (207) 581-4183 ORONO, Maine — University of Maine students and staff are going to be thrilled if they’re able to help break a Guinness Book World Record with a little help from Michael Jackson and a flashback to 1983. Just before Christmas in the year of the Cabbage […]

Contact: Mary Rumpho, 581-2806; Vicky Blanchette, 581-2204 ORONO — In observance of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, volunteers at the University of Maine are planting a third annual Pink Tulip Garden to benefit the Maine Cancer Foundation and raise funds for breast cancer research. Volunteers will gather on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 12 noon […]

Contact: Sierran Lucey at (207)581-143 ORONO- Several University of Maine organizations will host a week-long series of events in recognition of Coming Out Week, Sunday Oct. 26-Saturday Nov. 1 at UMaine. Wilde Stein, UMaine’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender( GLBT) organization, will sponsor activities, along with GLBT Services, the Division ofStudent Affairs, and Student Government […]

Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 ORONO — Onthe heels of Tuesday

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Rebecca Holberton, UMaine biology professor, 581-2526 ORONO, Maine — Dr. Keith Hobson, wildlife biologist with Environment Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Service, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan will be the guest speaker during UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology seminar series at 3:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in room 102 Murray Hall. Hobson’s […]

Contact: Craig DeForest, Bodwell Center for Service, 581-1796; Aimee Dolloff, 581-3777 ORONO — The Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism at UMaine is holding its Fourth Annual “UMaine Cares” service event in Orono, Old Town and the Greater Bangor Area in celebration of National Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 25. UMaine Cares began […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777; Kristen Andresen (207) 581-3742 October is quickly coming to an end, and that means Halloween is just around the corner. Here’s a list of Halloween festivities coming up at the University of Maine:

Contact: Andrea St.Pierre at (207) 491-6753 ORONO–The University of Maine chapter of the American Marketing Association will host the third annual Maine State Collegiate Business Conference on Saturday, Nov. 15. The conference will include a full day of workshops and seminars featuring notable business leaders and professionals discussing the most relevant topics in Maine business […]

Contact: Heather Pullen, 581-2443 Orono, ME — High school students from around Maine will gather on Wednesday, Oct. 22 to share their experiences and ideas with high school student-staffed writing centers.  Writing Centers are a collaborative way to help students think critically about their own writing and make their writing stronger. A student-staffed center adds […]

Contact: Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777Nancy Hall (207) 581-3260 ORONO, Maine — A new program at the University of Maine is specifically designed to facilitate and enhance research and creative achievement opportunities for undergraduate students. The Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has set out to develop a database of research and creative projects at UMaine that […]