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Anti-hazing bill on which UMaine researcher consulted passed by Congress

Editor’s note: President Joe Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act into law on Dec. 24. The U.S. Senate last week passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses nationwide. The legislation previously passed the House of Representatives, and has been sent to President Joe Biden for […]

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UMaine’s Pereira Da Cunha named IEEE Fellow

Mauricio Pereira Da Cunha, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, has been named an IEEE Fellow, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The honor recognizes his contributions to the commercialization of harsh-environment microwave acoustics materials, sensors and systems. IEEE Fellow status […]

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UMaine Printing Services wrapping gifts in exchange for food donations

Printing Services at the University of Maine will wrap gifts brought to Hotel Ursa in historic Holmes Hall in exchange for a donation of non-perishable items for the Black Bear Exchange food drive.  Staff of Printing Services and UMaine’s Auxiliary Enterprises will be in the hotel’s MajorMinor Cafe on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. […]

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CUGR announces 2024-25 graduate academic year fellowship recipients

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2024-25 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year graduate fellowship winners.  The CUGR Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate and graduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the Office of the Vice […]

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UMaine earns national recognition for college student voter engagement

The University of Maine has been named a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting, recognizing the university’s effort to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.  UMaine is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for joining the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. As part of this effort, the university […]

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Press Herald interviews Allan on Lisbon hazing report

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 highlights business created by two UMaine alumni

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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Press Herald interviews Brewer on Maine’s power in Congress

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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