Boothbay Register published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about three graduate students who have received awards and recognition from UMaine. Jesica Waller received a 2015–2016 Canadian-American Center Fellowship from the UMaine Canadian-American Center; Noah Oppenheim received the George F. Dow Graduate Scholarship, presented by UMaine’s College of Natural Science Forestry and […]
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Amy Tunney, a graduate student in the School of Social Work at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Want a cost-effective public investment? Make Maine seniors’ homes energy-efficient.” Tunney recently completed a graduate internship with At Home Downeast, which is dedicated to supporting residents of the Blue […]
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WCSH6 highlighted The Museum of What’s Left, a final class project created by University of Maine intermediate art students. Students’ sentimental objects, including love letters, records, necklaces and a stuffed animal, were objects inside the repurposed 1985 Burro camper. Students were invited to take another person’s donated piece as a way of continuing the story.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on research conducted by three graduate social work students at the University of Maine. Last fall, Mikala Thompson, Alaina Crowley and Daniel Cohen began researching how many doctors in the state prescribed Suboxone, which is used to treat opioid addiction, according to the article. Three months after the students began […]
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The 213th Commencement at the University of Maine will be held May 9 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement, held in two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., is one of the largest graduation events in the state and this year is part of the university’s 150th anniversary celebration. An estimated […]
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Kreutz, students part of ice core team that links abrupt temperature changes in Arctic, Antarctic.
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The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine Ph.D. student Nadir Yildirim and UMaine alumnus Alexander Chasse won the 2015 UMaine Business Challenge for their company that aims to develop forest-based, environmentally friendly materials for the construction, insulation and food-packaging industries. Yildirim, a student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of […]
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University of Maine Ph.D. student Nadir Yildirim won first place at the 2015 UMaine Business Challenge for his company that aims to develop eco-friendly, recyclable and reusable products for several industries. Yildirim, a student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of Forest Resources, received $5,000 to further develop his business, Revolution […]
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University of Maine associate professor Denise Skonberg and graduate student Dhriti Nayyar are working with a Bristol company to study the shelf life and nutritional values of aquacultured sea vegetable products. Maine Fresh Sea Farms, a startup based on the Damariscotta River, is one of five Maine companies to share $471,571 in Value Added Producer […]
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The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture has presented its 2015 top student and faculty awards: Undergraduate Awards: Stephanie Wood, Wallace C. and Janet S. Dunham Prize; Riju Shrestha, Outstanding International Student; and Gwendolyn Beacham, Frank B. and Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize. Graduate Awards: Kaitlyn O’Donnell, Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award; Noah […]
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