A new docu-series about Maine nature by Aislinn Sarnacki, a lecturer with the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism, is premiering Maine Public television at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Maine Public television. “Borealis” is a multimedia outdoors series that explores the state as Sarnacki and her colleagues, hike, bike, fish and surf. […]
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The Washington Post spoke to Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, about “shifting baselines,” the new normal of ecosystems as the environment is degraded over generations. Speaking of the 600 acres of forest Leahy manages, she said, “The ground isn’t freezing in the winter, the mud season […]
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Edith Berger, the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a two-time University of Maine alumna, and Colleen Maker, 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year and University of Maine at Machias alumna, have been named finalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year. Berger is a sixth-grade writing and social studies teacher at […]
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Bella Swan, a University of Maine alumna and former Women’s Basketball forward, spoke with WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) about her first children’s book titled “Do You Know Your Hair is Like Magic?” “I want people to feel good about themselves to know that all hair is good hair and there’s not one hair texture […]
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In reporting about the 2023 Mitchell Scholars, a program founded by former Maine Sen. George Mitchell, News Center Maine spoke to Lauren Turcotte-Seavey, a 2019 Mitchel Scholar and a 2023 UMaine graduate. “When it came to COVID, it was really hard to connect with students and staff on campus, but the Mitchell Institute always had […]
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Our blue planet is becoming greener, which may indicate that climate change is reshaping surface ocean ecosystems, says a global study co-authored by a University of Maine oceanographer that was published in Nature this week. The research team, led by scientists from the United Kingdom-based National Oceanography Centre and including UMaine oceanography professor Emannuel Boss, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine alumni and former members of the Black Bear Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Katrine Alcaide and Margaret Honan were inducted into the Maine Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
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The University of Maine’s Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program is all about real-world problem solving. When athlete and activist Enock Glidden came to the MET capstone with a unique challenge — to adapt his wheelchair for shooting competitions — students met the task with skill, creativity and an open-mindedness that resulted in a useful finished […]
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In a story about employers expanding internship opportunities to recruit prospective employees, University of Maine alumna Bethany Ashley, now a senior auditor at BerryDunn, spoke to MaineBiz about her own summer internship experiences at the firm in between semesters.
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University of Maine alumni Taylor Britt and Sarah Zachariason were selected for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, a prestigious teaching exchange program managed by the government of Japan. Since 1987, JET has welcomed to Japan more than 35,000 Americans and more than 70,000 participants from around the world. JET participants sign a one-year […]
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