Graduate Program

EES welcomes new faculty

EES is pleased to announce that seven faculty members from a range of academic units across campus joined EES as affiliated faculty in the 2017-2018 academic year. They are Damian Brady, Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, School of Marine Sciences; Adam Daigneault, Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation, and Recreation Policy, School of Forest Resources; Bridie McGreavy, Assistant […]

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Master’s student DeFranco awarded Canadian-American Center Fellowships

Master’s student Elyse DeFranco was recently awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) from UMaine’s Canadian-American Center.  She is spending the first weeks of summer in a French language immersion course at the Université Laval in Quebec City to prepare for her fieldwork for her Master’s thesis later this summer. She also received an […]

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EES students recognized at spring awards ceremonies

Congratulations to all of our award winners for their scholarly achievements! Over 30 outstanding EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring. EES granted scholarships to the following students at a special Scholarship and Leadership celebration on April 17: Val Watson received The John F. Boyle Prize in Ecology […]

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EES Students Earn Scholarships and Awards

EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring.  At the Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Scholarship Recognition Banquet on April 26, the following students received awards: Afton Hupper – Frank B. and Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize Brianne Du Clos – Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award Fred Griffee […]

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EES Graduate Profile: Mo Correll

Mo Correll is an alumna of the EES graduate program at the University of Maine. She completed her undergraduate studies at The College of William and Mary, where she majored in biology. Upon graduation, she spent seven years building experience as a seasonal technician and project manager on projects related to water birds. She decided […]

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Correll Fellowship Funding Available for Graduate Students

This summer, EES will again be offering the Correll Fellowship for one graduate student over the summer (June-August, $5000).  The funding is intended for students who plan to defend before the beginning of the fall semester but do not have financial support for the summer. If you are interested in applying, please send a resume […]

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EES Photo Contest – Get Clicking!

2017 Photo Contest We are looking for photos displaying the exciting work of EES students—research, field trips, jobs and internships—everything!  Please submit photos that illustrate what life as an EES student is like.  Prizes from EES will be awarded to the entrants of the first, second, and third place photos. We request entries from both […]

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EES Students to Present at Graduate Student Research Awards Competition March 3

The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture is hosting the 2017 Graduate Student Research Awards Competition on March 3rd, in Room 57 of Stodder Hall. EES graduate students Brianne DuClos, Kisei Tanaka, Jack McLachlan will present their research, in addition to nine other grad students in the college. Please attend if you can!   […]

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NSFA Grad Student Award Deadline is February 17

The deadline is quickly approaching to apply for the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Outstanding Graduate Student Awards Competition. Each year, four awards recognize outstanding graduate student achievement: Outstanding Master’s Student Award Jean A. and David A. Webb Outstanding Professional Master’s Degree Student Award Edith M. Patch Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award Outstanding Service Award Eligibility, selection criteria, and application […]

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