Nicholas Fried of Millerstown, Pennsylvania, is the 2016 University of Maine valedictorian and Connor Smart of Lincoln, Maine, is the salutatorian. The honors students will receive their degrees at UMaine’s 214th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 14. Fried majored in animal and veterinary sciences, with a minor in chemistry. This fall, he will […]
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Aaron Putnam has been awarded one of most prestigious grants for an early-career scientist. Early career indeed. Putnam has been on the job at the University of Maine for about eight months as the George H. Denton Assistant Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences. In May, he’ll take the reins of a […]
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The Maine Sea Grant College Program has awarded funds to University of Maine faculty for three new research projects representing more than $500,000 in investment from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and matching sources. Hamish Greig, an assistant professor of stream ecology in the School of Biology and Ecology, plans to study the fate […]
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Members of the University of Maine community and general public are invited to join a bus trip to Portland to tour collections at the Osher Map Library, as well as attend a public lecture and view William Shakespeare’s First Folio at the Portland Public Library. The UMaine Humanities Center (UMHC) and Department of English are […]
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The Foster Center for Student Innovation and Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The Aquaculture Research Institute, Evolutionary Applications Lab, Student Wellness Resource Center, Children’s Center, Peace & Reconciliation Studies and Maine Studies also recently upgraded. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted […]
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From sessions on climate change and extreme weather events to dams, safe beaches and shellfish, and building sustainable food systems, the 2016 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference will feature an expanded agenda on topics affecting the state, region, country and globe. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine […]
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Residents of the Penobscot watershed are invited to meet with scientists, researchers, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, fishermen and government representatives to discuss the state of the region past, present and future at the Penobscot Watershed Conference, scheduled for April 8–9 at Point Lookout in Northport. “We wanted to bring together concerned community members for a […]
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Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The caliber of these faculty members […]
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Ocean technology in New England and Atlantic Canada will be the focus of a conference at the University of Maine April 27–28, organized by UMaine’s Canadian-American Center and the Maine International Trade Center. The conference will bring together researchers, business leaders and policymakers in ocean technology and strategy to promote a network of collaboration. The […]
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Robin Avery, University Forest operations manager for the past 19 years, will receive the 2016 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. The annual award, presented by UMaine’s Professional Employees Advisory Council, recognizes dedication to serving others, the highest level of professional services and standards within disciplines or areas of responsibility, a commitment to creating a better campus […]
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