Suman Acharya, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Environmental Policy will be defending his dissertation titled, "Reframing Adaptation: A Multi-level Analysis of Collective Action, Power, and Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Climate Vulnerable Communities" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Suman Acharya at suman.acharya@maine.edu

Niranjan Bhujel, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Optimization-based Integrated Voltage and Frequency Support for Microgrids using Energy Storage Systems." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Niranjan Bhujel at niranjan.bhujel@maine.edu

Agus Jati, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Ecology will be defending his dissertation titled, "CONSERVING UNDERREPRESENTED TAXA IN INDONESIA: LESSONS FROM THE FIRST ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE ENDANGERED TOGEAN ISLANDS BABIRUSA." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Agus Jati at agus.jati@maine.edu

Bailey Blair, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science and Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "Screen for Candida albicans Virulence Factors that Modulate the Host Immune Response in the Larval Zebrafish." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bailey Blair at bailey.blair@maine.edu

Sarah Holbrook, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "There and Back Again: Creating, Characterizing, and Curing Murine Models of Rare Neuromuscular Diseases" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah Holbrook at holbrook.sarah@maine.edu

Merrilee Schoen, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "To (Re)Arrange a Situation and Look Again: A Manifesto of An Artists Work Bearing Witness to Change." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Merrilee Schoen at merrilee.schoen@maine.edu

Alexandra Rose, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Finding Paths to Healing Disjuncture: A Participatory Art Installation." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandra Rose at alexandra.rose@maine.edu

MacKenzie Conant, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, "Risk Perceptions of Tick-Borne Diseases in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact MacKenzie Conant at mackenzie.conant@maine.edu

George Murray, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending his dissertation titled, "Mouse Genetic Approaches to Understand Neurological Phenotypes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact George Murray at george.c.murray@maine.edu

Carrie Loomis, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication will be defending her thesis titled, "DREADED AND UNKNOWN: ONLINE RISK COMMUNICATION AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Carrie Loomis at carrie.loomis@maine.edu