3 years ago

UMaine Foundation receives $100,000 Maine Day of Giving gift

The University of Maine Foundation received a $100,000 gift to kick off the annual Maine Day of Giving event led by the foundation, according to Foundation President Jeffery Mills.

3 years ago

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition to open April 2

The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2021 Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Here and There,” which features work by current students in studio art courses.

3 years ago

Pandemic gives local nursing students crash course in their profession

Kennedy Gerow, 22, of Carmel was in her final semester of nursing school at the University of Maine in March 2020. Though she had completed the bulk of her clinicals -- supervised hands-on medical training for students -- Gerow considered herself more of a nursing student than an actual nurse. 

3 years ago

University of Maine presents 3D-printed Dirigo Star to the Maine Bicentennial Commission for time capsule

The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center presented a 3D-printed Dirigo Star to the Maine Bicentennial Commission on March 15 to be the core component of the Maine Bicentennial Time Capsule. 

3 years ago

UMaine student stops moving car to save driver who passed out at the wheel

A 22-year-old student at the University of Maine received a courageous citizen award from the Orono Police Department this week for his lifesaving actions after stopping a moving car with an unconscious driver inside earlier this winter. 

3 years ago

$3.6 million grant will improve education and telehealth services for rural Mainers

Four Maine educational organizations will expand access to remote learning and telehealth services for rural Mainers with a $3.6 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. 

3 years ago

Town of Orono, UMaine launch esports league for elementary school kids

Esports is a fast growing activity in the gaming world. The virtual sport is sanctioned by the Maine Principals Association -- though it’s usually reserved for middle, high school or college students. 

3 years ago

UMaine scientists find trees are out of equilibrium with climate, posing new challenges in a warming world

ORONO, Maine — Scientists at the University of Maine have discovered that North American trees and shrubbery are growing out of equilibrium with the changing climate in a recent research study.

4 years ago

Orono pays tribute to teen who drowned in Stillwater River

People gathered along the bridge in waves Sunday, dropping off bouquets of flowers wrapped in plastic, stuffed animals and other tributes thoughtfully arranged beside a framed photo of the teen. 

4 years ago

War correspondent Janine Di Giovanni named recipient of University of Maine 2020 Humanitarian Award

The award -- given out by the university’s Alumni Association -- is named in honor of Dr. Bernard Lown, a 1942 graduate, cardiologist and Nobel Laureate who “devoted his life to world disarmament and the advancement of human health.”

4 years ago

At UMaine, students wonder whether classmates will take COVID-19 seriously

Even with safety precautions in place -- including a requirement that many students go through two rounds of COVID-19 testing -- some students say they’re troubled by the lingering unknowns.

4 years ago

UMaine System will offer coronavirus testing as universities reopen this fall

The University of Maine System plans to offer coronavirus testing at all seven of its universities as students, faculty and staff return for in-person classes this fall.

4 years ago

UMaine library to document pandemic life through community archive project

The University of Maine is documenting the community’s coronavirus pandemic experiences with an archive project spearheaded by the Special Collections Department at Raymond H. Fogler Library. 

4 years ago

Here’s your chance to win a year of free in-state tuition at UMaine

Each year, the university’s Alumni Association raffles off one year of free undergraduate in-state tuition -- a prize of about $9,000 this year. 

4 years ago

UMaine basketball coaches join ‘Team New England’ to promote COVID-19 prevention guidelines

University of Maine basketball coaches Richard Barron and Amy Vachon are among 45 coaches at the 23 Division I schools who have formed “Team New England.”

4 years ago

Maine universities call off in-person graduation ceremonies

The University of Maine System on Monday canceled the in-person graduation ceremonies scheduled for May at all seven of its universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Community coronavirus updates

These are some of the latest updates we’ve received regarding events and schedules changed due to coronavirus precautions.

4 years ago

University of Maine System to seek one accreditation for all campuses

Maine’s seven public universities will no longer be evaluated independently after the University of Maine System board of trustees on Monday approved a proposal to seek a single, systemwide accreditation.