Reunions will once again take place on campus! After the hiatus of 2020, a number of Senior Alumni classes (those that have celebrated 50 years since graduation) as well as the 50th Reunion classes of 1970 and 1971 will meet in Orono on September 17. Some classes are holding off-campus reunions, virtual gatherings, or have…
Dr. Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest ecology, and her colleagues are conducting research on methods to reduce the population of the browntail moth. The browntail moth population in Maine has increased significantly in the past year and moved inland from the coast. The tiny hairs on the browntail moth in its caterpillar stage…
Black Bear alumni, faculty, staff, and students are among Maine’s most productive innovators and entrepreneurs. This month, Innovators of UMaine showcases Co-Exist, an app-based therapy program that is designed to help separated and divorced parents successfully communicate about their kids. The concept behind the app evolved from research done by Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of…
UMaine Athletics has posted the fall football schedule. The season opener will take place in Orono on Thursday, September 2 at 7 PM, when the Black Bears take on the Delaware Blue Hens. View the full schedule here.
The Annual Meeting of the membership of the University of Maine Alumni Association is scheduled for Friday, June 18 from noon to 3:00 PM. All UMaine alumni are welcome to join the meeting, which will take place online via Zoom. If you are interested in joining, please contact alumni@maine.edu for more information. Download the agenda here.
The 2021 Alumni Achievement Awards celebration, “Common Threads,” was recently held on May 20th as a produced 60-minute online program to showcase a collection of feature stories about seven individuals and one family in celebration of their achievements. JC Monahan ’94 of WBTS-TV, Boston’s NBC affiliate, hosted the program, which featured prominent Black Bear alumni…
UMaine Athletics caught up with Viktoriya Rybalko ’03, who competed in the 2008 Olympics for her native Ukraine after earning her degree in biochemistry at UMaine. Rybalko had to interrupt her doctoral studies to focus on training. She was a long jumper in track and field events. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics…
Margaret Nagle ’96G, senior director of public relations at the University of Maine, received the 2021 Steve Gould Award for demonstrating superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in service to the university and its ideals. Nagle generates stories, handles media relations, and edits UMaine Today, a nationally distributed magazine that highlights faculty and student creativity…
Dr. Penny Bishop, a professor of education and former associate dean at the University of Vermont, is the new dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Bishop was previously a member of the University of Vermont faculty and served as associate dean in the UVM College of Education and Social…
The University of Maine has established the Portland Gateway to provide a one-stop connection and point of access to the vast array of innovative research, education, and outreach resources, programs, and services at the state’s research university in Orono and its facilities statewide. Portland Gateway acts as the front door for the university engagement in…
“First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics, and Love” Webinar
Black Bear alumni, faculty, staff, and students are among Maine’s most productive innovators and entrepreneurs. This month’s edition of our “Innovators of UMaine” series showcases Neuright, a Maine-based biotech company co-founded by Kristy Townsend ‘02 Ph.D. (above right), and Magdalena Blaszkiewicz ‘19G, Ph.D. (center). The company is developing a medical device that will aid in…