University of Maine at Presque Isle News

Two University of Maine Presque Isle runners will be leaving for Washington State next week and the NAIA National Championships.

MacKay was part of Giles' effort to preserve the veterans' history of World War II.

A 2008 University of Maine at Presque Isle graduate is headed to Uganda to discuss a study he completed this summer that concluded spending money on family planning, rather than on more conventional green technologies, would be more cost-effective in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions.

Leaders of Maine's public higher education institutions are warning that the proposed cuts in state aid as the result of lower state revenues will result in layoffs and fewer students over the next two years.

I found this story to be interesting as it shows a great project using technology to benefit genealogists all over the country, possibly overseas as well.

Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and in U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office are excited about the potential for a solar energy development project that will reduce both the school's energy costs and its carbon footprint.

The more than 60 people who attended a meeting to discuss the development of the Maine Rail Plan told state officials on Tuesday evening that the most pressing statewide and regional rail issue facing them is the fear that Aroostook County may lose vital railroad track in the near future.

Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, stands under the windmill at the University of Maine at Presque Isle recording the swishing sound of the turning turbine.

After a successful first year using grant money to help develop and improve culturally responsive retention strategies for its American Indian students, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will spend three days next week showcasing its success and moving forward with bigger plans for the coming years.

Want to learn how to turn communities into greener, healthier and more energy-efficient places? Sign up for the first Cool Congress, a conference from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

In an effort to gain global perspective on education, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has signed an agreement that will eventually send students into another hemisphere.

Congress has designated September 17th as Constitution Day in honor of the September 17th, 1787 signing of the document.

18--PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- Even if you did not get to the concerts, most people who live in Aroostook County can remember the three Phish music festivals that took place in Limestone in 1997, 1998 and 2003.

Even when the country is not in a recession, life in Aroostook County is challenging.

This fall, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will take a look back at the three Phish events hosted at the former Loring Air Force Base in nearby Limestone.

This fall, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will take a look back at the three Phish events hosted at the former Loring Air Force Base in nearby Limestone.

This fall, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will take a look back at the three Phish events hosted at the former Loring Air Force Base in nearby Limestone.

When talented local artist C. Ann Kittredge's show Altered Impressions opened last Friday, it was only fitting people from both sides of the border flocked to see her work in Houlton, Maine.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she has successfully secured $6,610,000 in federal funding for four Maine projects, including the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative at the University of Maine.

The public is invited to the opening reception for the show Altered Impressions on July 17 in the Blue Moon Gallery at Visions, 66 Main Street in Houlton.