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UMPI professor awarded Maine Sea Grant

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Dr. Anna Vinton, UMPI Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Sustainability, has received a $5,000 Maine Sea Grant to collaborate with state and nonprofit partners in developing a new qualitative tool that will help identify the best combinations of salmon populations for restocking the Kennebec River. TheRead More

Shakespeare & Co. to perform Hamlet

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle is proud to present Shakespeare & Company for a one-night-only performance of the Bard’s iconic tragedy “Hamlet” on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Gauvin Family Center for Cultural Arts.

UMPI’s Libra Series presents Mel Allen

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present author and longtime Yankee Magazine editor Mel Allen as the next speaker in its 2025-2026 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom. During his talk, titled “Listening to New England,” Allen will draw from his nearly half-century of reporting and writing about the unique people and places of New England and bring them life with a story telling and visual presentation that will allow attendees to see and feel the region as never before.

UMPI announces $2.1 million Zillman gift

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle announced on Tuesday that the institution has received the largest single donation in its history: a generous $2.16 million gift from the estate of the late Donald and Linda Zillman, UMPI’s 10th president and first lady.

UMPI hosts a Trent’s Tree

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For a second year, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a Trent’s Tree in its Campus Center as part of a statewide initiative created for those who are coping with grief and loss during the holidays.