Four years ago, Winslow, Maine native Karlee Price gave the University of Maine a chance. Four years later and about to graduate, she has no regrets. “I thought I wanted to leave the state (for college), but once it came down to it, I knew I wanted to come to UMaine because it had everything…
People tell UMaine Engineering Professor Per Gårder that he’s a life-saver. For good reason. In 1992, along with UMaine colleague Dr. John Alexander, Gårder began the first academic research in the United States on the effectiveness of rumble strips, those corrugated sections of roadway that create loud noise and vibration when a vehicle’s tires cross…
This December, members of the University of Maine student group Engineers Without Borders will embark on a second assessment trip to the community of El Descanso, Ecuador. The trip is intended to lay the groundwork for the development of a sustainable water supply system. In May 2016, four EWB-UMaine students completed an initial visit to…
UMaine’s Davis Thinks About Food–A Lot Brady Davis, a senior Business Management major, says the opportunity to participate in UMaine’s Honors College sold him on enrolling at UMaine. He’s turned that decision into a variety of learning and social experiences that will help him advance issues related to food and economic sustainability. A native of…
Like so many others who move to Maine from elsewhere, Dr. Richard “Rich” Powell was drawn to the state’s natural beauty and special quality of life. Those attributes, as well as connections within the political science community, led him in 2001 to the University of Maine, where he has become a highly regarded teacher, researcher,…
To many, Dr. Adrienne White, professor of food science and human nutrition, is the personification of a land-grant university. A UMaine faculty member since 1988, Dr. White has influenced thousands of lives as a teacher, researcher, mentor, and public servant. She has also earned state and national recognition as a ground-breaker and leader in the…
Gordon Hamilton, a University of Maine professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, and a researcher with the Climate Change Institute, died in a field accident Oct. 22 while conducting research in Antarctica. He was 50. Hamilton, a physical glaciologist, was working on White Island in the Ross Archipelago in Antarctica, an area…
The University of Maine Alumni Association honored three outstanding alumni during an awards ceremony at Buchanan Alumni House on November 5. David Bronson, M.D., of Moreland Hills, OH, received the Alumni Career Award, which recognizes UMaine graduates who have distinguished themselves in professional, business, civic, or public service areas. Past recipients include U.S. Sen. Olympia…
2016 Atlantic Miniboat Regatta with a nearly 5-foot unmanned sailboat equipped with GPS to track its voyage to Europe by way of the ocean currents. The regatta is organized by Educational Passages, a Belfast, Maine-based program that teaches school-age children about ocean sciences. Since 2008, the program has worked with university partners and others to…
This summer, Olivia Conrad, a fourth-year student from Yarmouth, Maine, majoring in food science and human nutrition, landed a sweet internship at one of Maine’s premier gelato companies. Conrad was the food safety intern at the Gelato Fiasco Flavor Foundry in Brunswick, Maine, where pints are produced, packed and shipped nationwide. She assisted the company…
The University of Maine Alumni Association will welcome thousands of alumni and friends to campus during Homecoming weekend on October 14, 15 and 16, 2016. The annual fall weekend combines class gatherings, tailgating, football, the UMaine Alumni Association Homecoming Craft Fair, and a variety of festivities. The UMaine Alumni Association Craft Fair and Maine Marketplace will…
Nearly 300 University of Maine alumni and guests from the graduating classes of 1951, 1956, 1966, and 1971 will return to Orono September 14-17 for class reunions. The event will be extra-special for the Class of 1966, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its graduation commencement. Many members of that class have vivid memories…