Are you a University of Maine student looking for a job that will provide unique experience related to: journalism, writing, science communication, graphic design, photography, or videography? Then you may be interested in becoming a Maine EPSCoR Media Assistant. We are currently looking for new student writers and videographers to join our team. To get […]
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The ocean has shaped Andrew Goode. At a young age, he became the first lobsterman in his family. He continues to haul lobsters to this day and that gives him a better understanding of the interconnection between the ocean and society. It’s ultimately what convinced him to study the ocean environment. The many branches of […]
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Ethan Jacob has been part of WaYS since freshman year of high school and participated in a WaYS internship throughout his high school career. He studies forestry at the University of Maine and has an internship working with Brian Roth at the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit. “The most interesting thing that I learned was a […]
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Maddy Jackson, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Among the high priority goals for Maine EPSCoR is workforce development through the support of hands-on STEM learning. For the past six years, Maine EPSCoR has been a committed partner of the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor to support career pathways in STEM for Maine’s youth. After the space […]
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Maddy Jackson, EPSCoR Student Writer The lack of girls’ involvement in STEM has been an issue at the forefront of workforce development and youth engagement goals as enrollment and higher education degree completion numbers continue to demand concern. The Girl Scouts of Maine, with support from Maine EPSCoR, directly works with girls to address this […]
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Alexis Ireland has been a part of WaYS since she was a first-year high school student. She held a WaYS internship at the University of Maine through high school, and is now a junior at UMaine studying anthropology. “I really think that hands-on research is so important because it gives you a chance to get […]
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The close proximity to Maine’s beautiful beaches was just one perk among many that brought Aubrey Jane from Stanhope, New Jersey to the University of New England (UNE). UNE’s renowned reputation for marine science and their Marine Science Center inspired Jane to apply to the university. Once at UNE, Jane applied to be a SEANET […]
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Susana DeFrank is from the small coastal town of Temecula, California, and is pursuing her degree in marine biology at Maine Maritime Academy. Over this past summer, DeFrank worked with two professors as a ME EPSCoR undergraduate intern. With these professors, she focused on studying potential predators of soft shell clams in the Northern Bay […]
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Everett Pierce’s decision to leave his home state and come to Maine rested in UNE’s known success in marine sciences and their renowned Marine Science Center. “UNE has offered a very unique opportunity in allowing such depth in undergraduate research,” explains Pierce. “The proximity to the coast as well as the location’s temperate oceans are […]
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Emma Hargreaves worked in the Bousfield Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Lab over the summer studying and developing recyclable equivalents to plastic food packaging. The lab uses cellulose nanofibers, which Hargreaves explains as being really small paper pulp fibers, along with other recyclable materials, to try and find a combination that works. “I was immediately hands […]
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