Sandra Caron is the recipient of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor Award that recognizes the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service. The UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality is a “triple threat,” says Timothy Reagan, dean of the College of Education and Human Development. In addition […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Michael Kinnison, a professor of evolutionary applications at the University of Maine; and Brad Erdman, a UMaine graduate student in ecology; for a report on a study of DNA in the waters where a rare species of fish can be found. The Arctic char can be found in 14 lakes […]
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Blue mussels, the predominant species used in aquaculture in Maine, may be more resilient than other cultivated species to the increased seawater acidity and storms predicted to hit the Gulf of Maine as a consequence of climate change, according to a University of Maine research team. A study led by Tim Bowden, an associate professor […]
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Spring wildflowers may face challenges in a warming climate. That’s according to researchers who combined their findings with historical observations collected by philosopher and author Henry David Thoreau. Conservation biologists Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie of the University of Maine and Richard Primack of Boston University presented Thoreau’s scientific observations from the 1850s in Concord, Massachusetts to […]
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Nick Rotter-Weller is an inaugural recipient of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) Undergraduate Fellowship at the University of Maine. The fellowship provides financial support so the senior English major can concentrate on coursework, develop his research project, work collaboratively with peers, participate in interdisciplinary humanities programs, and gain professional skills. Rotter-Weller has […]
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Faye Gilbert, dean of the College of Business and Economic Development and a professor of marketing at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been named dean of the Undergraduate School of Business in the Maine Business School, effective March 1. She joins J. Michael Weber, dean of the Graduate School of Business, who is based […]
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Three University of Maine courses are the first to attain UMaineGOLD status, according to the Graduate School and Division of Lifelong Learning. The three courses — SED 536 (Instructional Strategies for Students with Severe Disabilities) and SED 598 (Collaboration and Transitions), both core courses taught by Sarah Howorth in the M.Ed. program in special education; […]
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U.S. News & World Report has again recognized the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development as having one of the best online graduate programs for education in the country. UMaine offers graduate education degrees at the certificate, master’s, education specialist and doctoral level, with many online options. The graduate program in Curriculum, […]
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The University of Maine’s Online MBA has been named one of the top 100 Best Online Programs by U.S. News & World Report. UMaine’s 2019 ranking is 41 places higher than last year. “We are excited that our Online MBA has broken into the top 100 best programs. This is an incredible affirmation of the […]
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Rachel Snell ’06 ’16G, was featured in the Bill Green’s Maine segment “Here’s your darn figgy pudding.” In her home kitchen, the Honors College lecturer made figgy pudding (also called plum pudding or Christmas pudding), that dates back to the 16th century in England and was the crown jewel of Christmas dinner. The dense, sweet […]
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