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Why students are choosing UMaine: Strong job outcomes drive decisions ahead of May 1

From engineering to health, students are pursuing disciplines tied to growing sectors of the U.S. economy.

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A Learner-Centered R1 Experience

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UMaine’s Witter Farm connects K-12 students to Maine’s agricultural future
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Behind UMaine’s Naked Five tradition, students balance school spirit and rigorous academics
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Why are some seals more resistant to disease? A UMaine student investigates
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UMaine valedictorian Ruth Griffith uses data to tackle economic disparities across Maine
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UMaine co-salutatorian Isabelle Irani champions mental health for athletes like her 
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From Ukraine to UMaine, co-salutatorian Andrii Obertas finds community and hope 

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Faculty Focus

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At UMaine, NIH leader says AI could reshape medicine and expand rural care
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UMaine’s Guidoboni, Neivandt elected to prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
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Merely Players: UMaine’s Original On-stage Bear Pair 
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UMaine leading international study to develop rapid noninvasive disease detection for Atlantic salmon farms
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UMaine, Maine DMR analysis tracks 20 years of coastal species shifts in the Gulf of Maine
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UMaine ecologist Brian McGill named 2026 AAAS Fellow

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Top Headlines

UMaine names 2026 valedictorian, co-salutatorians
Good Returns: Upward Bound alum and director Rusty Brown gives back to transformative program
From lobster boat to newsroom, UMaine senior lands reporting job before graduation
Demand for business degrees surges at UMaine, filling incoming class early
For some UMaine students, a first year on the coast makes all the difference

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Announcements

Passamaquoddy language keeper to deliver lecture on Doctrine of Discovery April 14
Maine educators invited to workshop on computer science learning and teaching
UMaine’s 2026 student art exhibition is opening at Lord Hall
Maine teachers: hone your craft, improve rural education at two UMaine summer conferences
‘The Maine Question’ explores the reality of ‘forever chemicals’

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Featured In Media

 Maine media highlights Morse Arena updates 
News Center Maine interviews Ippolito on data centers
Strout featured in ‘Maine Science Podcast’ segment on nursing student burnout
Martha Stewart interviews Singh on drought-tolerant plants
Maine media highlights former U.S. Ambassador’s Cohen Lecture at UMaine

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Black Bear Profiles

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Anna Scaggs and Nick Ritchie: Future teachers took different paths to UMaine
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Jordan Ramos: An artistic take on Maine’s wild blueberry heritage
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Eddie Nachamie: Environmental advocate wins prestigious scholarship

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Along The Mall

UMaine education researchers share latest studies at AERA annual meeting
Ph.D. student presenting at statewide nutrition and dietetics conference at UMaine
Glover earns Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Maine Press Association awards scholarships to two UMaine students
UMaine faculty featured in the 2026 edition of Farmers’ Almanac

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