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Feature Friday: Kora Kukk

Feature Friday: Kora Kukk ’21

The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. This week, our feature is on Kora Kukk. Kora is a senior biomedical engineering major with a minor in nanotechnology from Brookfield, Connecticut. Her favorite thing about […]

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Feature Friday: Olivia Kjellander

Feature Friday: Olivia Kjellander ’24

The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. This week, our feature is on Olivia Kjellander. Olivia is a first-year chemistry major with a minor in film studies from Kingston, Massachusetts! Her favorite thing about […]

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View and vote on the entries for the Honors Talent Show Competition!

Honors Talent Show Competition – View Entries and Vote Here!

The submission period of the Honors Talent Show Competition is officially over. We received 15 fantastic entries from our Honors students featuring a broad variety of talents, including reading original poetry, creating musical covers or recording original songs, slack lining, mimicry, and more! Check out all of the entries below then click here to fill […]

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A collage of photos of the Honors Ambassadors. Clockwise from top: Bailey West, Gabby Sands, Katie Tims, Megan Driscoll, Dominique DiSpirito, Michael Furtado, Kate Follansbee

Introducing the 2020-2021 Honors Ambassadors

The Honors College is proud to introduce our 2020-2021 Honors Ambassadors! The Ambassador program is a new Honors initiative spearheaded by Honors College Associate Dean Melissa Ladenheim. The Ambassadors are current Honors students from a variety of years and majors. They will serve as community builders and resources for prospective and current students through admissions […]

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Awards from the UMaine Student Symposium

CUGR Student Symposium Award Winners Announced

An Honors student and several recent Honors graduates received awards at the 2020 UMaine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Student Symposium! The virtual symposium took place on Friday, October 2nd and 270 students showcased 131 research and creative works. Top Undergraduate Project in Allied Health: Sophia Palangas ’20H, “Assessing Health Related Quality of Life, Language Impairment, […]

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Feature Friday: Michael Furtado ’23

The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. Our feature this week is on Michael Furtado. Michael is a second-year mechanical engineering major from Coventry, Rhode Island. Michael appreciates the opportunities for self-growth and reflection […]

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Feature Friday: Katie Trebilcock ’22

The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. This week, our profile is on Katie Trebilcock. Katie is a third-year wildlife ecology major with concentrations in wildlife management and conservation biology as well as a […]

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August 2020 Honors College Graduates

Congratulations to our August 2020 Honors Graduates!

As the Summer 2020 semester has come to a close, we are pleased to announce our group of August 2020 Honors graduates! Please join us in congratulating this outstanding group of graduates. We look forward to seeing what you all accomplish next! August 2020 Graduates College of Engineering Betelhem Abay Major: Biomedical Engineering Thesis Advisor: […]

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Honors chair in the thesis reading room, with bookshelves of theses shown behind it.

5 Honors Students Named Drug Policy Research Fellows

Congratulations to Honors students Evie Clement, Elijah Munro-Ludders, William Somes, Sara Todd, and Sabrina Paetow who are among the seven University of Maine students chosen as Drug Policy Research Fellows for the 2020-21 school year! Each student will choose their own issue area and learn how to translate existing research into clear and actionable policy […]

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Voter Registration Op-Ed by Glover and Nixon Published by Bangor Daily News

An op-ed written by Associate Professor of Political Science & Honors Preceptor Rob Glover and UMaine UVote Student Voting Ambassador and Honors student Kyleen Nixon was recently published by The Bangor Daily News for National Voter Registration Day. The piece discusses the importance of grassroots voter registration efforts, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “With COVID-19 […]

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