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Maggie Kontra-Emmens Feature

Canadian-American Fellow Feature: Maggie Kontra-Emmens

University of Maine PHD student, Maggie Kontra-Emmens, is a recipient of the Canadian-American Center Fellowship for 2022 to 2023.  The Canadian-American Center Fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the University of Maine Graduate School. It is available to graduate students in disciplines that focus on Canada or Canada-US relations. Each academic year, the […]

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Canadian-American Fellow Feature: Jasmin Lamb

University of Maine PhD student, Jasmin Lamb, is one of several recipients of the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program for 2022 to 2023 academic year. The FLAS fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the U.S. Department of Education. FLAS is a federal grant to support students who wish to improve […]

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CanAm Center Affiliate Cynthia Isenhour Speaks with the Maine Question about the Climate Change Institute's Legacy (In the top right corner is the Canadian American Center logo. On the left half is The Maine Question logo)

CanAm Center Affiliate Cynhthia Isenhour Speaks With ‘The Maine Question’

Canadian-American Center affiliate Cynthia Isenhour was recently welcomed to an episode of ‘The Maine Question’ where she spoke about The Climate Change Institute (CCI). The CCI was the nation’s first multi- and inter-disciplinary research institute to study Earth’s recent and long-term climate variability and was founded in 1972 at the University of Maine. This year […]

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Canadian-American Center News, Liam Berigan: Can-Am Fellow Researching Bird Migration on the East Coast (On the top right is the Canadian American Center logo. Underneath is a picture of Berigan. He is holding a bird)

Canadian-American Center Fellow Feature: Liam Berigan

University of Maine PhD student, Liam Berigan, is one of several recipients of the New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec (NEAPQ) Fellowship for the 2022 academic year. The NEAPQ Fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the University of Maine Graduate School. It is available to graduate students in disciplines that focus on Canada or Canada-US relations. […]

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Canadian-American Center News, UMaine's School of Business Offers Trip to Monteral (On the right is a picture of Montreal)

Maine Business School to Visit Montreal, Quebec

Dr. Stefano Tijernina, Canadian Studies Faculty at Maine Business School, will be conducting a field trip to Montreal, Quebec November 10-13, 2022 with students from his courses that focus on Canadian-U.S. economics and business. They will network with Concordia University’s business school and explore the business culture of Montreal via customer service, use of space, […]

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Canadian-American Center News, CAN 101 Goes to Fredericton New Brunswick (On the right is a picture of CAN 101 students and their professor)

CAN 101 goes to Fredericton, New Brunswick

Dr. Mark McLaughlin, department of History, and professor for the Introduction to Canadian Studies course at the University of Maine recently lead a course-related, weekend field trip to Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, Canada. Joining Dr. McLaughlin were students from his course, Dr. Howard Cody (professor emerita), and Dr. Hollie Adams from the department […]

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Consul General of Canada

Consul General of Canada in Boston Visits the Canadian-American Center

In October, Rodger Cuzner, Consul General of Canada in Boston, visited the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine and met with center director Frederic Rondeau. The two discussed future academic programs and how the Consul may support the Canadian-American Center’s endeavors to bridge gaps between US-Canada relations. Rodger Cuzner, who served as an elected member […]

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NEAPQ Fellow Liam Berigan Studies Migratory Patterns of the American Woodcock in Nova Scotia (Above the title is the Canadian American Center logo. On the left is a picture of an American Woodcock being held by a research student, while another student attaches a tracker. It is a small brown bird)

NEAPQ Fellow Studies Migratory Patterns of the American Woodcock in Nova Scotia

October 3rd through 8th, 2022: In conjunction with the NEAPQ Fellowship, awardee Liam Berigan received funding to quantify migratory linkages between birds who summer in Canada and winter in the United States.  He was also sponsored by the CanAm Center for his travel for this research and granted $1,000. Berigan specifically researches the American Woodcock […]

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A poster giving information about the May Term in Quebec. It reads: Improve your French while discovering Quebec City! This course is designed to offer a complete immersive experience in French to students who wish to improve their oral proficiency. Students are encouraged to actively use French as a natural part of daily life and to develop heightened appreciation for Québec culture, society and history. We will be visiting important cultural sites throughout the region, including – but not limited to – the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée de la civilisation, the Assemblée nationale du Québec, a visit to the Wendake indigenous site of the Huron-Wendat Nation and on l’Île d’Orléans. Guest speakers will be featured throughout the trip to give an authentic perspective and experience to the material discussed in class. Housing at Université Laval, transportation and an opening dinner are included. Students are responsible for all other meals and expenses.

’23 May Term in Quebec City

Looking to study abroad and improve your French speaking skills? Join us next May for a trip to Quebec! This is a week long French immersion course designed to help improve French literacy, as well as learn about the rich history of Quebec City. Slots are limited, and only open for a few more days, […]

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