Outreach

Vox features Ph.D. student helping Shoshone restoration project

In a story about the Land Back movement and restoration and climate resilience projects conducted by Indigenous communities on land they reclaim, Vox interviewed Jason Brough, a Ph.D. student in anthropology and environmental policy at the University of Maine and tribal member of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation. Brough helped map over 500 acres […]

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News Center highlights research led by Kerr on fishery climate adaptation

News Center Maine highlighted research led by Lisa Kerr, associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, to develop new tools that will help fisheries respond to climate change. Populations of different species, including Atlantic cod, are impacted by the warming waters in the Gulf of Maine. Research also extends to bluefin […]

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Support Black Bear Exchange during campuswide food drive

A campuswide nonperishable food drive to benefit the University of Maine Black Bear Exchange food pantry will be held Dec. 2–6, sponsored by UMaine Auxiliary Enterprises and Facilities Management.  Donation boxes will be located at: the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union, the Bear Necessities Fan Shop in the Alfond Arena, Printing Services & Mailing […]

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Mainebiz highlights Sea Grant, UMaine MARINE hosting storm preparation forums statewide

Mainebiz and Maine Public highlighted Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Coastal Program, the Island Institute and the University of Maine MARINE Initiative hosting 10 upcoming meetings centered on storm response and preparedness in working waterfront communities statewide. Katrina Armstrong, assistant research professor and marine initiative manager at UMaine, told Maine Public the forum is a […]

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SEA BEaRS highlighted by News Center

News Center Maine reported on a University of Maine program titled Science Education Addressing the Blue Economy and Rural Success (SEA BEaRS). A joint effort between the School of Marine Sciences and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the program intends to bolster the next generation of marine scientists and industry leaders, equipping students with skills […]

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Looking back through 70 years of astronomical exploration at UMaine 

The University of Maine is celebrating 70 years of looking to the skies as it marks the anniversary of what is today the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium.  View video transcript From its origins as a single room planetarium on the second floor of Wingate Hall to its most recent iteration 7,400-square-foot facility, […]

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Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series returns Nov. 14

The University of Maine Alumni Association and Greater Bangor Area Branch of the NAACP will host the fourth annual Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Buchanan Alumni House. Keynote speaker Shontay Delalue ’00, ’03G, inaugural senior vice president and senior diversity officer at Dartmouth College, will deliver […]

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Island Ad-Vantages report on UMaine students redesigning Sunshine Causeway

Island Ad-Vantages reported that a group of five University of Maine engineering students are designing a new causeway that connects Sunshine island to the rest of Deer Isle for a senior project. The causeway was damaged during storms and temporarily stranded Sunshine residents. The UMaine group is one of six participating in the redesign project, […]

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