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…
Matthew J. Ciampa and Justin P. Labonte have been elected chair and treasurer, respectively, of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s board of directors. Ciampa, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in financial economics from UMaine in 2010 and 2012, is a business analyst at Pingup, a Boston-based startup. He previously worked as a senior…
By Chase Brunton Maine consumers would be willing to pay more for food that is sustainably harvested and some may even be willing to spend extra for seafood harvested in Maine waters, according to a recent survey conducted by researchers in the University of Maine School of Economics. The issue, according to researchers, is that…
The Historical Atlas of Maine has received three new awards, bringing to four the number of honors presented to the folio, its editors, cartographer and publisher this spring. The atlas won the best Book/Atlas category and was named Best of Show by the international Cartography and Geographical Information Society, and received the Excellence in Publishing…
Award-winning journalist David Lamb ’62 died on June 5, 2016, at his home in Alexandria, VA. The University of Maine Alumni Association published an Alumni Profile about Lamb in the Summer 2012 edition of MAINE Alumni Magazine [read profile]
Starting in Fall 2016, the University of Maine is pleased to announce our new financial aid program for in-state students called the Maine Matters Program. The program is made up of the Maine Matters Award, Merit Scholarships and the Maine Match. See below for requirements. Maine Matters Award Every in-state student admitted to the University…
The University of Maine has been selected as one of 37 institutions nationwide as partners with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, UMaine will host 25 emerging public management leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa for a six-week academic and leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington…
The University of Maine Alumni Association presented the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K on Sunday, June 5. The cool morning offered optimal conditions for the runners. All three races began on the track at UMaine’s Harold Alfond Stadium. The 26.2-mile course, a double loop of a 13.1-mile course, began on the…
The inaugural Black Bear Leadership Summit was held Friday, February 26, at Wells Conference Center. The program, “Leading with Passion,” featured five speakers; each presented his or her unique perspective on leadership roles and skills. The event also offered workshops in which attendees could work with business professionals. The summit, organized by the Golden Key…