Patrick Nason, an undergraduate student in social work at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “How Upward Bound helps low-income, first-generation students succeed.” Nason participated in Upward Bound Math and Science at UMaine from 2012–2014. The article is one of several student pieces produced in an American […]
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The VillageSoup reported University of Maine geographer Stephen Hornsby will discuss the newly published “Historical Atlas of Maine” April 28 as part of Camden Public Library’s Maritime Month. The atlas is a geographical and historical interpretation of the state, from the end of the last ice age to 2000. It culminates a 15-year scholarly project […]
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Dana Morse, a Maine Sea Grant researcher who works at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “How Maine’s sea farms could be key to feeding the world.” The article argues that Atlantic salmon could be Maine’s farm-raised lobster. Morse said while production of Maine shellfish such […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine student Spencer Wood was named the winner of the latest Big Gig pitch-off finale at the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. Finalists from the last three Big Gig pitch-off events competed for a $1,500 grand prize sponsored by University Credit Union. Wood presented the app […]
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The Sun Journal reported on Androscoggin and Oxford county winners of the statewide National History Day (NHD) competition held at the University of Maine in March. NHD is an academic program that promotes critical thinking, research and presentation skills through project-based learning for students of all abilities. More than 300 students and teachers from 36 […]
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Krista Capps, a research assistant professor in the University of Maine’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, was quoted in the Lab Manager article “Study finds new link between environment, urban diets.” An international team led by Arizona State University found that what people eat — and what they excrete as waste — can […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “At $385 billion, tax fraud amounts to the theft of a nation,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine. Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed University of Maine student Sara Disselkamp about Something to Snuggle, a nonprofit she started to create and donate handmade blankets to foster children. “I’ve always known I wanted to give back to children in the foster care system or other adoptees,” said Disselkamp, a social work major who was adopted herself. […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) held a situational training exercise for its cadets in March at the university’s Demeritt Forest. The training places cadets in real-life scenarios, causing them to think on their feet and put all training to use, according to the article. The ROTC […]
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The Sun Journal reported that Gwendolyn Beacham of Farmington is the 2015 valedictorian at the University of Maine. Beacham, a biochemistry major and Honors student, also was named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. She received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national award given to rising undergraduate juniors […]
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