Alumni

Elisabeth Maxwell

Elisabeth Maxwell: Alumna earns instructor certification while working with Scientific Diving Program

Elisabeth Maxwell, a University of Maine alumna, a research associate at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center and an assistant in the Scientific Diving program, has successfully completed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) instructor certification.  UMaine’s Scientific Diving Program provides support and training to scientists and students in using diving as a research tool. It […]

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Curran recall Lown’s legacy in BDN column

In a Bangor Daily News op-ed, Hugh Curran, a University of Maine assistant professor who teaches courses in peace and reconciliation, noted the many contributions of Bernard Lown to medicine, health equity and world peace. 

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Diamond talks with WVII about alums’ contributions to Maine economy

WVII (Channel 7) talked with John Diamond, president and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association, about the findings from a recent study of the impact of UMaine alumni on the state’s economy. “The amount of money that the state is putting into Orono education is being paid for and then some annually by […]

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BDN reports Pendse is 2021 Distinguished Maine Professor

The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine announcement  that Hemant Pendse has been named the 2021 Distinguished Maine Professor. Pendse, a professor of chemical engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, will be honored in a virtual ceremony streamed on YouTube on April 29. 

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Ferrini-Mundy, Diamond honor Bernard Lown in Portland Press Herald story

The Portland Press Herald spoke with University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Alumni Association CEO John Diamond for a report about the death of UMaine graduate and Nobel laureate Dr. Bernard Lown. “Dr. Lown was a tremendous humanitarian whose vision, innovation and passion made this world a better place and inspired […]

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BDN highlights UMaine alumni’s lobster skin cream company

The Bangor Daily News reported on Marin Skincare, owned by University of Maine alumni Patrick Breeding and Amber Boutiette, and how it is operating in the New England Ocean Cluster waterfront business incubator in South Portland. The company, which earned a funding award from Maine Sea Grant through its Buoy Maine competition, makes skin hydration […]

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Miner to make appearance on ‘Mission Unstoppable’

Kimberley Miner will be featured on CBS Mission Unstoppable at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30.  Show host Fig O’Reilly will talk with Miner, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about climate change and sea level rise. The interview will be posted on YouTube. Miner, who also is a scientist with NASA’s Jet […]

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