Gabriel Paquette, vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Oregon, has been named associate provost for academic affairs and faculty development at the University of Maine, effective Feb. 3. He also will be a UMaine professor of history. Read more here.
Orono, Maine – The University of Maine women’s head ice hockey coach Molly Engstrom joins Team U.S.A. in a new role as she was added as an assistant coach for the December Rivalry Series games. Engstrom was a two time Olympian as a player. She competed in the Winter Olympics with Team U.S.A. and won…
Investigating how a rapidly warming Arctic will affect American lobster populations and the communities that depend on them in New England and Atlantic Canada will be the focus of a University of Maine-led study backed by a $3 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic Program (NNA). Richard Wahle, director of…
The UMaine Alumni Travel Program, which previously traveled to Ireland and Italy with alumni, is offering a trip to Iceland. The November 4-10, 2023 trip, arranged through Collette, includes a tour of Reykjavik and a northern lights cruise before exploring other coastal and inland locations. Travelers will visit Thingvellir and Skaftafell National Parks, the geothermal…
Join us for a special online presentation, Seth Woodcock, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development and Capital Planning, will share the vision for the future of UMaine athletics facilities, funded in large part by a $90 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation. The plan includes support to maintain excellence in the state’s only Division…
Nov. 22, 2022 Emily Albee: 2022 Penobscot County Teacher of the Year found a passion for education and social justice at UMaine Emily Albee (’06, ‘09G, ‘12G) says her high school students are often surprised to learn that she wasn’t entirely prepared for college when she started attending the University of Maine. The Hampden Academy social studies teacher is…
On Nov. 21, the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. BioHome3D was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hub and Spoke program between the UMaine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Partners included MaineHousing and the Maine Technology Institute.…
The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023, marking half-century of research and education related to climate change in Maine, New England and across the planet. In 1973, professor emeritus Harold Borns, whose research focused on glaciers and glaciation in Maine, founded the Institute for Quaternary Studies with the goal of…
It’s Thanksgiving week and families are sharing their favorite dishes with relatives and friends. One may hear “Don’t forget the cranberry sauce!” The story behind that holiday food staple started with a few factors including a UMaine Alumnus and an honor society. Marcus Urann, a Sullivan, ME native and graduate of the University of Maine,…
Over the course of one amazing rookie season, Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena has moved beyond his spring training status as Carlos Correa‘s successor. At this point, it might be more accurate to say that Correa, Houston’s longtime All-Star shortstop who departed via free agency this spring, is Pena’s predecessor. Read more here.
The Princeton Review ranked the University of Maine 34 out of its 50 most environmentally responsible higher education institutions in the nation for 2023. UMaine is featured in “The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition,” which includes 455 institutions with the strongest commitments to the environment demonstrated through their practices, policies and programs.…
University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill is one of the inaugural recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The awards recognize researchers and science journalists “who have developed creative, original work that addresses issues and advances in science, engineering and/or…