A memorandum of understanding signed Dec. 3 between the University of Maine and HELP University, Malaysia will enhance educational, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two institutions. In a virtual ceremony, HELP president and co-founder Paul Chan and John Volin, UMaine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, representing the University of Maine System, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, Courier-Gazette and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) highlighted University of Maine students and alumni who will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Sun Journal shared the Press Herald story. WPFO (Channel 23 in Waterville) shared the coverage from WGME.
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A University of Maine-led virtual workshop about how to create Research Learning Experiences (RLEs) for first- and second-year students set the stage for their expansion to public universities across the state this year. Linda Beck, associate dean of experiential & global education at the University of Maine at Farmington; Steve Quackenbush, associate provost and dean […]
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The Courier-Gazette advanced a presentation led by Allison Brehm, a doctoral candidate in ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine, about how the individual personalities of wildlife affect surrounding forest ecosystems. The Merryspring Nature Center will host the presentation at noon on Feb. 1.
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Rebecca Stanley’s photograph of a whale skull on Isle Au Haut has been selected as the winning entry in a student art contest sponsored by the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning. Her photograph will be used on this year’s Summer University poster and in other promotions. Stanley, who is from Aurora, Illinois and […]
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To become a forensic psychologist, Melissa Jankowski decided to participate in a competitive internship at a prison complex famous for housing several high-profile inmates: the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina. Many know FCC Butner for having housed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and Tiger King Joe Exoctic, but it doesn’t only house incarcerated individuals. The […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy released a statement about the return to in-person learning this semester. “The University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, return for in-person learning and work as planned on Tuesday, Jan. 18,” President Ferrini-Mundy says. “UMaine students who have […]
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The Bethel Citizen reported on students from the University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program learning about the history of the Inland Woods + Trails.
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine to enhance the artistic, cultural, and intellectual life of the campus of the University of Maine and to support speaking engagements or lectures at the University of Maine at Machias. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about COVID-19 guidance for in-person learning this semester at UMaine and its regional campus. The president said there will be a greater focus on flexibility and personal responsibility. The publication also highlighted a recent community message […]
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