Jarred Haynes of Westbrook, Maine had the experience of a lifetime this summer studying abroad in Kerambitan, Bali, in Indonesia. The sophomore anthropology major studied through the School for International Training (SIT) Biodiversity and Conservation Studies program, which focused on biodiversity, resource-use patterns, and conservation initiatives in the surrounding community. Haynes, who also has an […]
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Sixteen students and 12 faculty members from the University of Maine Honors College will present research Nov. 6–10 at the 54th annual National Collegiate Honors Council conference in New Orleans. The theme, “Disrupting Education: Creativity and Innovation in Honors,” challenges attendees to think, question and act. The submission process is highly selective. Four of the […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the MSGC Undergraduate Fellowship Award recipients for the 2019–2020 academic year. The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the 2019–2020 Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-mentored research. Each fellowship provides a $1,100 award for the student to help cover project costs. Funding for the fellowships […]
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The University of Maine has launched its podcast “The Maine Question.” Host Ron Lisnet talks with UMaine pioneers, including those who explore backyard gardens, the depths of the oceans, Earth’s highest peaks, or beyond. They’ll share why they’re passionate about their research and what it means for Maine and the world. In the inaugural episode, […]
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“Speaking in Maine,” a public affairs lecture series hosted by Maine Public, ran the University of Maine’s TIAA 2019–20 Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture featuring Emily Cain. Cain, a 2002 alumna of UMaine and the Honors College, is currently the executive director of EMILY’s List following a decade as a state legislator in Maine. She spoke […]
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Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa McNeal will host a free public screening of her 2018 documentary “Gridshock” at 5 p.m. Oct. 24 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall as part of Domestic Violence Awareness month. In the film, McNeal, a survivor of sexual violence, explores the underpinnings of the thriving sex-trafficking industry, a global problem taking root […]
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Virginia Hugo-Vidal had the opportunity this summer to study abroad in Kosovo through the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Kosovo Peace and Conflict Summer Program. The sophomore international affairs and political science double major, of Buxton, Maine, spent a month in Kosovo, taking classes and attending seminars on topics like the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, […]
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Registration begins Oct. 28 for University of Maine’s Winter Session that runs Dec. 27, 2019 through Jan. 16, 2020. The more than 40 online courses include several general education requirements, as well as some upper-level courses. Winter Session courses are intensive in nature, with students earning three credits in three weeks. For more information, including […]
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Creating visions for nature and people that tackle the linked sustainability challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and human development and translating them into timely solutions is the focus of the 2019 Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability at the University of Maine. E.J. Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford, will present […]
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