University of Maine Professor David J. Neivandt has been named director of the UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), effective Sept. 1. Neivandt was named to the post by UMaine Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jeffrey Hecker. Neivandt replaces Carol Kim, who was named UMaine Vice President for Research […]
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Elizabeth Chalecki, a nonresident research fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., will give a talk titled “Environmental Security: A Guide to the Issues,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 in 140 Little Hall on the University of Maine campus. Chalecki’s book of the same name focuses on understanding the links between international security […]
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One-of-a-kind graduate course at Darling Marine Center teaches students from all over the world about light in the ocean.
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University of Maine graduate student Bridie McGreavy was one of 29 doctoral students nationwide who were selected to participate in this year’s Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top Ph.D. students and faculty to discuss current topics […]
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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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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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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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Advanced Structures and Composites Center research to retrofit aging concrete flat-slab bridges was the focus of a July 19 story in the Bangor Daily News. Civil Engineering graduate student Hannah Loring and professor William Davids lead the research.
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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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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed doctoral student Kristine Hoffmann on her research on the blue-spotted salamander. Hoffmann is studying breeding ecology, habitat selection and life histories in an effort to conserve the salamanders.
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