Paul Mayewski ‘44H, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, recently served as the scientific leader on an expedition to install the world’s highest weather station. Members of the team, including scientists Tom Matthews and Baker Perry, as well as six Sherpas, lugged the parts of the weather station 29,035 feet up Mount…
Julia A. Munsey of Bangor, board chair of the 109,000-member UMaine Alumni Association, this morning offered the following statement regarding the appointment of Dannel Malloy, former Connecticut governor, as chancellor of the University of Maine System. “We are excited to meet Mr. Malloy and look forward to working alongside him as advocates for investment in…
Registration for our Alumni Travel Program trip to Italy closes on May 24th! From the canals in Venice to the Colosseum in Rome, we’ll take in all that these beautiful Italian vistas have to offer! Join us November 11-23, 2019. Watch the informational webinar to get your questions answered: https://bit.ly/2GSVpye. Or call Collette Travel at 800-581-8942…
Bridget Ziegelaar ’96, an Old Town native, addressed more than 1,700 students at the University of Maine’s 217th Commencement on May 11 in Orono. Ziegelaar, the operations manager for NASA’s International Space Station Research Integration Office, is responsible for leading process improvements that maximize research and development on the International Space Station. She is in…
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, the University of Maine will commence a bio-based 3D printing program that could prove useful in revitalizing Maine’s forest products industry through finding new uses for wood products. One of the first uses of the printer will be to print a…
Award-winning journalist and author Janine di Giovanni ’83, Jackson Senior Fellow and Professor of Practice at Yale, was recently named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow. She is one of 168 scholars, artists, and writers selected this year. The award will allow Di Giovanni the opportunity to pursue research on minorities in the Middle East for a…
Eric Roy ’09 recently appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank, securing a $400,000 investment from Mark Cuban for his Washington, D.C.-based water filter company Hydroviv. Hydroviv makes custom water filters according to the customer’s water quality. It initially began in 2015 as a charitable effort in response to Flint, Michigan’s, water crisis. Roy designed, developed, and…
The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct an eight-member class this fall on September 13th. Honorees include Corey Conner, 10-time America East champion and two-time track All-American; Gerald (Jerry) Ellis, nine-time letterwinner and two-time Maine State Champion in the mile; Heather Hathorn (Driscoll), women’s soccer record holder for career goals and career…
Do you have a current high school student preparing for college? Help give your student a leg up with UMaine Early College! Students who qualify can receive dual high school and college credits, cut down on time spent in their degree program, and save money – Early College is tuition-free at the Orono and Belfast…
Over 150 alumni and friends recently joined the University of Maine Alumni Association for Black Bears on the Hill, the last leg of this year’s Black Bear Road Trip, in Washington, D.C. Guests enjoyed a social hour and short program amongst fellow alumni and friends in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate…
Kendall Willard ’20 is the 2019 winner of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s annual tuition raffle. The winning ticket, drawn by UMAA board member Sarah Dubay ’97, ’00G, was purchased for Kendall by her mother, who stated that the win was “a wonderful surprise.” The winning raffle ticket will cover the cost of in-state…
Professor of Management Jason Harkins has a particular interest in startup companies, including the challenges they face, and what makes them successful. His research and hands-on work with startups takes place both in and out of the classroom. Harkins joined the UMaine faculty in 2008, after receiving his education west of the Mississippi. In layperson’s…