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Potential for fisheries co-management shaped by interplay between formal, informal fisheries institutions, UMaine researchers find

Integrating local norms and fishermen’s knowledge into fisheries regulations helps increase trust in fisheries management institutions and can make it easier for co-management to work. That was a discovery of University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie, who looked at the interplay between formal and informal institutions and the implications for the co-management […]

Brown University VP, UMaine alum to host Sept. 21 virtual events

Race scholar Shontay Delalue, vice president of institutional equity and diversity at Brown University and University of Maine alum (’00, ’03G), will facilitate a workshop and offer a public presentation on Monday, Sept. 21 for the University of Maine community. BLACK@UMaine is an online workshop that will provide current students with an opportunity to share […]

Penobscot Times interviews Alumni Humanitarian Award recipient Janine di Giovanni

The Penobscot Times talked with Janine di Giovanni ’83, recipient of the 2020 Bernard Lown ’42 Alumni Humanitarian Award, for her award-winning journalism. For nearly 30 years, di Giovanni has written about conflicts on four continents. Her focus on war crimes, human rights abuses, and the plight of refugees has given voice to the voiceless. […]

Mason Crocker: Dedicated alum, enthusiastic medical student

Mason Crocker graduated from Gorham High School in 2012. While he had an affinity for academics, particularly science and especially biology, his sights were not set on college while in high school. It was only with strong encouragement from his English teacher and guidance counselor that his application to the University of Maine was completed. […]

Winski to analyze Alaskan ice core to understand fire conditions in 21st century

The National Science Foundation awarded Dominic Winski $137,419 to reconstruct 1,500 years of summer climate and wildfire history in Alaska, western Canada and Siberia using an ice core from Denali National Park. Studies that combine past records of summer climate and wildfire are critically needed, says Winski. “Right now, the climate and landscape are changing. […]

BDN covers Di Giovanni honor

The Bangor Daily News reported that journalist Janine Di Giovanni, who graduated from the University of Maine in 1983, has received the 2020 Bernard Lown Humanitarian Award in recognition of her distinguished conflict storytelling. The University of Maine Alumni Association sponsors the award, which honors UMaine graduates who are dedicated to outstanding service and impact […]

Lindsey Lagerstrom: Student from Presque Isle named inaugural Glickman Fellow in Clinical Psychology

University of Maine graduate student and alumna Lindsey Lagerstrom of Presque Isle, Maine, has been named the inaugural Glickman Fellow in Clinical Psychology at UMaine. Lagerstrom worked in outpatient mental health and substance abuse in Aroostook County while earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology at UMaine. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuropsychology this fall. […]

Media report alumnae named finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year

The Portland Press Herald, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, the VillageSoup and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on the finalists for 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year, including two University of Maine alumnae. Finalists Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at Portland’s Gerald A. Talbot Community School, and Heather Webster, an English teacher at Medomak […]

Two UMaine grads finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year

Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at Portland’s Gerald A. Talbot Community School, and Heather Webster, an English teacher at Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro, are two of the three finalists for 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year. Both are alumnae of the University of Maine. Soule, the 2020 Cumberland County Teacher of the Year, has […]

UMAA hosts Mayewski for talk about National Geographic expedition to Everest

World-renowned explorer and glaciologist Paul Mayewski will talk about “Pushing Climate Change Research to the Roof of the World: Expedition Everest” 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 during the University of Maine Alumni Association’s free, live webcast. In 2019, the director of the Climate Change Institute led the National Geographic and Rolex mission by leading a […]

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