BDN features Talalay Congressional Award
The Bangor Daily News reported that Miriam Talalay, a first-year University of Maine zoology student from Luterville, Maryland, was one of 549 Congressional Award gold medal awardees from 41 states. “I was overjoyed, so grateful for receiving something I worked so hard toward,” Talalay says about receiving the medal. “It’s getting rewarded for doing the stuff I already love. I also thought it was a great learning experience and opportunity to kickstart projects I already wanted to start.”