Two University of Maine researchers have been awarded fellowships to conduct studies in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The 2019 research fellows from UMaine are Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the […]
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Jacquelyn Gill stood entranced inside a permafrost cave in Siberia. Woolly mammoth tusks protruded through glistening walls. A lion cub, dead for 30,000 or more years, appeared as if it was napping. “In those 30 minutes (inside the cave), I had the opportunity to get closer to the landscape I’ve devoted my career to understanding […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2019 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) summer fellowship winners. Undergraduate proposals will be awarded $3,000 for MSGC and $3,300 for CUGR. Graduate projects will receive $6,000 each during the summer semester. Funding is provided by the UMaine Office of the Vice […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the fourth annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students presented their research findings in the arts, health care, science, engineering, education and other topics to more than 1,000 attendees. “Basically […]
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Thilee Yost, of Damariscotta, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Yost, a student in the Honors College, is a double-major in political science and philosophy, with minors in legal studies, and political philosophy and ethics. Her numerous honors include the John Mitchell Nickerson University of […]
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Eben Lenfest, of Smithfield, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. Lenfest is a mechanical engineering major with minors in robotics and ocean and marine engineering. He is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the E. James and Eileen Ferland Engineering Excellence Scholarship. As a student research assistant […]
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As spring slowly moves its way into Maine, data is indicating that large parts of the midcoast and southern central parts of the state are likely to experience another tough year with the browntail moth. Maine Forest Service’s (MFS) aerial survey in fall 2018 showed over 126,000 acres impacted — double what was reported two […]
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Vox spoke with Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and cited her research in the article “The Biden allegations are a reminder of the small invasions women deal with every day.” Blackstone, who has studied the effects of harassment, said, “If you’re spending time and energy and emotion working to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and Mainebiz interviewed Angela Myracle, an assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine, for a report on the researcher’s dog biscuits made with green crabs. “They were an innovative idea to utilize an invasive species that is underutilized but is causing destruction to our ecosystem here in Maine and […]
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Junior Olivia Reese of Pittsford, New York is one of the second wave of Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows at the University of Maine. The media studies major says she is passionate about her chosen field for many reasons. “Media studies touches on anything projected out to a mass audience. It’s about […]
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