The University of Maine’s Office of Sustainability has scheduled a series of events for Earth Week, starting April 22nd and ending April 27th. On Monday, April 22nd the Earth Day Spring Festival will take place on the mall outside Fogler Library. Dr. Sharon Klein of the School of Economics will make a presentation on Community…
Do you still have that last general education requirement to round out your degree? Want to get ahead on your classes? Considering taking a course or returning to school? Summer University offers a number of courses throughout the summer, organized in convenient time blocks, beginning with a three-week May Session. Take part in this special…
President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was inaugurated on March 29th at the Collins Center for the Arts on the UMaine campus. Maine Gov. Janet Mills and National Science Foundation Director France Córdova were the keynote speakers, with Congressman Jared Golden and representatives of Senators Collins and King in attendance. The inauguration was emceed by Danny Williams ‘91, ‘94G,…
Chuck Peddle, who was on campus to receive the Alumni Career Award, delivered a keynote speech on Friday, April 5th at “Disruptive Innovation,” a moderated panel presented by the College of Engineering. Peddle’s involvement in the development of the 6502 microprocessor, the first affordable mass-produced chip, led to the first personal computers. He graduated from…
President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be sworn in as the University of Maine’s president on March 29, as the culmination of a weeklong celebration of the inauguration. The event will honor President Ferrini-Mundy as the 21st president of Maine’s flagship university and celebrate UMaine’s research and its role as the state’s land and sea grant university. The…
The University of Maine System began its search for its next chancellor in February upon the announcement of retirement by James Page, the system’s current chancellor, who will complete his term on June 30th. Appointed by the board of trustees, the chancellor governs administration of the entire University of Maine System. The boards of trustees…
The fourth annual Student Symposium will take place at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The event, which is free and open to the public, enables members of the community to meet UMaine students, learn about their research, and view short performances and art. Both undergraduate and graduate students will share their…
Kathy Miller Hopkins ‘77, ’96G is in her sweet spot. Each March, the Cooperative Extension faculty member feels energized by Maine’s maple production. Only the second Mainer to be inducted into the North American Maple Syrup Council’s Maple Hall of Fame, Hopkins joined the University of Maine Cooperative Extension – Somerset County as a 4-H…
Having worked as a broadcast journalist and studied its history, communication and journalism professor Mike Socolow brings a unique perspective to the classroom. He teaches about the history of mass journalism, and has a particular interest in the early decades of American radio. Socolow, who was raised in Washington, D.C., joined the UMaine faculty in…
This year the 3rd annual American East hackathon, Hack AE, will take place on the UMaine campus Saturday, March 2 to Sunday, March 3. The hackathon is a 24-hour long event designed to bring students together to build software and hardware that address real-world challenges. The focus of the event this year will be on…
More than 1,000 UMaine students will be showcasing their research and creative achievements as part of the University of Maine’s 2019 Student Symposium, to be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10th at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Undergraduate and graduate students will present posters, exhibits, performances, and oral presentations…
In 2011 Richard Barron accepted a position coaching the women’s basketball team at the University of Maine. His career path, having been the head coach of both a men’s and women’s Division I basketball program, is very rare. After a mysterious illness kept him from coaching for nearly a year, Barron is in his first…