University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will moderate a book talk featuring Maine Gov. Janet Mills and author Shannon Mullen about the latter’s latest publication, “In Other Words, Leadership,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at BookSpace by The Briar Patch, 48 Columbia St., Bangor. “In Other Words, Leadership” tells the true story of a […]
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To accommodate for Maine Hello, a day of welcome for incoming students, and other events on Aug. 25, the University of Maine will implement various parking lot closures, road closures and road changes throughout campus Aug. 23–25. The following parking areas will be closed: The Belgrade Lot, which will be reserved for Maine Hello family […]
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With new developments in so-called “precision technology,” farmers can use high-tech tools to learn more about their land and animals — and improve their practices. Glenda Pereira, assistant extension professor and dairy specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and assistant professor of animal science at the School of Food and Agriculture, is leading […]
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Stephanie Tillotson, who previously received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Maine, was awarded a $8,500 fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi — the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Tillotson, a former UMaine Honors College student of Cumberside, Maine, plans to pursue a Juris Doctor degree […]
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Lauren Ross’s research on the physics of estuaries has brought her all over the world, from France to Frenchman Bay along Mount Desert Island. With her recently-awarded Fulbright, Ross will lead a team of scientists to Chile to look at these transition points between freshwater rivers and the salty sea in a place where so […]
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Figuring out how to use the wealth of climate and weather data gathered by various scientists and agencies around the world has become a herculean task. A tool developed at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute brings together a variety of these datasets into digestible charts, maps and animations that anyone can use — […]
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University of Maine ecology professor Brian McGill was awarded the Humboldt Research Award, one of the most prestigious scientific honors in Germany. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards the prize annually to internationally-renowned scientists who reside outside of Germany. In addition to the cash award of 60,000 euros, or about $71,000, Humboldt awardees are invited […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,002 are from Maine, 932 are from 44 other states and 82 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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The Maine Business School has appointed Patti Miles and Meghan Gardner associate dean and assistant dean of business, respectively. Miles, professor of management, has been interim associate dean of business since July 2022. She joined the MBS faculty in fall 2008 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Arlington. Gardner joined the Maine […]
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An Italian astronomer will discuss the discoveries of Galileo Galilei and how his lens — literally and figuratively — shaped our understanding of the universe in two upcoming talks at Versant Power Astronomy Center. Elena Lazzaretto, a science communicator at the Planetarium of Padova in Padua, Italy, will present “Discover the Sky with Galileo” at […]
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