The Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan, University of Maine professor of higher education leadership and founder of StopHazing, on a publicly presented report regarding hazing allegations of the Lisbon High School football team. Allan said the reactions from some of the parents are unsurprising. “It’s a really tough and disappointing situation if your child […]
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News Center Maine highlighted a business created by University of Maine alumni Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G) that employs several other UMaine alumni. KinoTek, which is now being used by The Form Lab in Falmouth, is a program designed to analyze how the human body moves. Based out of Portland, the company […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the likelihood of Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden in the U.S. Congress to be key swing votes. “It’s definitely unusual for a state to have that high of a percentage of their delegation be […]
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After spending an entire semester developing an idea for and starting a business, first-year students from the University of Maine will jump into the “Shark Tank” on Friday, Dec.13. The Maine Business School is hosting a “Shark Tank” event — which will evoke the TV show of the same name — at 11 a.m. in […]
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A group of history students at the University of Maine have partnered with the city of Bangor to rehabilitate signs on the Kenduskeag Stream Heritage Trail, a 2.2-mile urban and wilderness footpath that intersects downtown Bangor. Eight students created interpretive signs to replace damaged ones at points of interest along the trail. The new signs […]
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Virtual volunteering performed entirely online is on the rise, according to a new report co-authored by University of Maine researchers, creating new opportunities for service by removing geographical barriers and offering increased flexibility. The Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) supplement to the Current Population Study, the nation’s most comprehensive report on civic engagement, also revealed […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted research projects from the University of Maine that are focused on the effects of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Two of the university’s projects are underway at Hunter Farm in Topsham; one is researching to what degree biochar is capturing PFAS and the other […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy swearing into the National Science Board, the governing body of the U.S. National Science Foundation, in Washington D.C. on Dec. 4 during the board’s two-day December meeting. President Joe Biden appointed Ferrini-Mundy to the board in October for a six-year […]
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A University of Maine Interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidate tapped into the flagship university’s 3D-printing prowess to create educational musical performances that are as exciting to see as they are to hear. Ruixin Niu draws from her background as a violist, violinist and conductor to meld data-driven innovation with musical performance. To command her audience’s attention and […]
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The University of Maine reached an all-time high in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) rankings, underscoring its growing prominence in research and development activities. The 2023 HERD survey, recently announced by NSF, places UMaine at 140 among the 914 universities it ranked nationwide, an increase from 142 the previous […]
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