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Everything you need to know about UMaine Homecoming 2025

The University of Maine’s largest and most activity-filled event of the year — Homecoming — returns Oct. 24–26. The three-day gathering features three sporting events — football, ice and field hockey games — as well as tailgating, class reunions, a concert, tours and lectures. Several events require registration. Pre-registration, a full schedule of events and […]

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Engineering and Computing Job Fair returns Oct. 22

Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2025 Engineering and Computing Job Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center.  The fair, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants, […]

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Rustad to deliver Wilde Distinguished Lecture in Forest and Wildland Soils

Lindsey Rustad, a faculty associate with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources and a retired research ecologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, will present the Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship in Forest and Wildland Soils on Nov. 12 in Salt Lake City. Rustad’s lecture, “A Wilde Challenge: The Art of […]

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NPR discusses history of broadcasting with Socolow

Michael Socolow, University of Maine professor of communication and journalism, provided commentary to NPR for their report on the relationship between agriculture and broadcasting. Socolow explained how the election of President Warren G. Harding in 1920 began a rise in radio broadcasting and the events that led to it taking over the media. 

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Maine media highlight report from Sutton on sea-run fishing

Mainebiz.com reported the audiobook launch event for “Sea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices,” based on the same name of a a report co-authored by Anthony Sutton, University of Maine assistant professor of Native American food systems and citizen […]

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Samuel Seekins: From intern to professional in one summer 

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Oct. 20. At the beginning of the spring 2025 semester, Samuel Seekins was uncertain about what career he wanted to pursue. By the end of the summer, he became a licensed property and casualty agent in Maine at the age of 20.  Seekins, a senior from Oakland, is […]

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Land returns to Indigenous Nations focus of Mitchell Center talk Oct. 20

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion about land return, rematriation and conservation work led by Indigenous peoples on Monday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m.  These efforts intersect with several of the key issues impacting the well-being and cultures of Indigenous nations. This […]

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Brewing bold ideas: UMaine students strategize growth with Aroma Joe’s

When Sam Seekins enrolled at the University of Maine, he didn’t expect to take a course that would have him working with one of the country’s fastest-growing beverage brands. But this fall, that’s exactly what he and his classmates are doing. As part of The Business of Handcrafted Beverages, an Advanced Research Learning Experience (ARLE) […]

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