Graduate School

MPBN Interviews Grad Student About Salamander Research

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with University of Maine doctoral student Kristine Hoffmann about her research on the blue-spotted salamander. Hoffmann is studying breeding ecology, habitat selection and life histories in an effort to conserve the amphibians.

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Without Borders Festival X, Aug. 9–Sept. 27 in Lord Hall Gallery

The works of seven graduating master’s students in intermedia will be featured in the 10th Annual Without Borders Festival, Aug. 9–Sept. 27 in the University of Maine’s Lord Hall Gallery. The exhibit is sponsored by UMaine’s Intermedia MFA Program. A public reception is scheduled for Sept. 6, 5:30–7 p.m. For more information or to request […]

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Maine Business School Receives $25,000 Gift From Competitive Energy Services LLC

Competitive Energy Services LLC (CES) of Portland, Maine, has donated $25,000 over five years to support the Maine Business School’s MBA Business and Sustainability Track at the University of Maine. The gift will provide student learning and educational opportunities through conferences and workshops, according to Associate Professor of Management Terry Porter, who coordinates the Business […]

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Communication and Journalism Hosting National Doctoral Honors Seminar

The University of Maine’s Department of Communication and Journalism is hosting the annual Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top doctoral students and faculty nationwide to discuss current topics in […]

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Grad Student’s Bridge Reinforcement Research Featured on WABI, WVII

Hannah Breton Loring, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMaine, was interviewed by WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) about her research on and development of a more affordable bridge reinforcement system. Loring’s system consists of fiber-reinforced polymer composites that attach to the bottom of concrete beams to […]

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Passing of Former Faculty Members

The obituary for Edward Collins Jr., who taught political science and international law at the University of Maine for more than 35 years starting in 1962, is available online. The obituary for John Mitchell Nickerson, who taught political science and public administration at the University of Maine at Augusta and as a member of the […]

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