Prof. Diane Hoff to leave UM

Dianne Hoff, professor in the College of Education and Human Development and president of Faculty Senate, will leave the University of Maine before July 2009 to take an associate dean’s position at the University of West Georgia.

UMaine student diagnosed with H1N1

A UMaine student has been diagnosed with H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, according to University of Maine spokesperson Joe Carr. According to a release, the student has not been on campus during the ...

Fire guts Orono apartment building

A large apartment fire in Orono left 26 people, including 12 University of Maine students, homeless on Tuesday. The apartment contained a total of 18 units and was located in the middle of downtown Orono at the intersection of Bennoch Road and Main Street.

BOT increases tuition

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition by 5.8 percent, bringing next year's weighted system-wide tuition to $6,985.

Bangor arts adapt to stay afloat in sinking economy

As the economy worsens, organizations like the Penobscot Theater, the University of Maine Museum of Art and the 113-year-old Bangor Symphony Orchestra are adapting to survive the recession.

UMaine announces 32 layoffs, 31 work-year reductions

The salary and benefits savings associated with eliminating or reducing 140 positions totals $5.8 million, according to a Friday morning press release.

Women sentenced in connection with Lyford death

Two women were sentenced after pleading guilty to furnishing a place for minors to drink.

Gay marriage bill sponsor speaks at UM

After hearing Mainers’ opinions on L.D. 1020 - the legislative bill that would re-define marriage to legally include gay couples - Sen. Dennis Damon came to the University of Maine April 23 to tell students why ...

Bill to propose marijuana research at UMaine stalls

A bill in the Maine Legislature would direct the University of Maine to grow marijuana. The bill, as a law, would direct UMaine to initiate a pilot project for studying the medical benefits of marijuana. The bill ...

Campus fights alcohol abuse

Drunkenness on college and university campuses remains a problem, and the University of Maine is no exception. “I don’t believe the University of Maine has a worse problem than other campuses of a similar size when it ...