Sabrina Murray is used to getting questions about her race and adoption. Murray, who is Chinese, was adopted by white parents, making her a transracial adoptee (TRA). “Strangers will often ask me questions about my birth family and why I was adopted,” she says. “Because I am a Chinese adoptee, I also get questions about […]
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The Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine announced the 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine state capitol this week. Among the 16 members of the 2023 class were five teachers with degrees from the University of Maine or the University of Maine at […]
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Abigayl Novak, who earned her Master of Science in Forest Resources from the University of Maine this May, spoke to the University of Maine Alumni Association about gender-diverse representation in the bioenergy and forestry sectors. “I’m really looking forward to seeing more women in forestry and us supporting each other in this industry. I want […]
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Two migratory bird walks will take place at the Orono Bog Boardwalk at 7 a.m. on May 13 and 20. Adrienne Leppold, state songbird specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and UMaine alumna, will lead the first bird walk on May 13. Brian Olsen, professor of ornithology at the UMaine School […]
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The 2023 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teaching in molecular and biomedical sciences, pioneering research in wireless sensor technology, public engagement and research focused on K–12 rural education, and innovation that has advanced Maine’s potato breeding program. Sally Molloy, associate professor of genomics, received the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award; Ali Abedi, professor of electrical and computer […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a profile of Ben Campbell, a sixth-generation University of Maine Black Bear who will graduate this spring.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) featured the mural and dedication of Williams Hall to Beryl Warner Williams, the first Black alumna of the University of Maine. “She has been committed from the earliest days as far as I can tell from reading her history and learning about her to making a difference in the world. […]
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Alumnus and president of Dielectric, Keith Pelletier, is among the recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students. Pelletier was named the Edward T. Bryand Distinguished Engineer. Civil engineering professor and chair of the department, Shaleen Jain, received the Ashley Campbell Award. Amrit Verma […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Beryl Warner Williams Hall at the University of Maine will be dedicated in a ceremony on Friday, April 28 to honor the legacy of the Bangor native and UMaine’s first Black graduate to earn a degree in mathematics. Williams went on to have a distinguished academic career at Morgan […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported that the 2023 University of Maine commencement speakers will be alumna and retired U.S. ambassador Anne Hall and Suzanne Ortega, president of the Council of Graduate Schools. The graduate school ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. on May 5, and the undergraduate ceremonies will […]
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