The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) awarded Xiuyan Zhang, a Ph.D. student with the University of Maine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, its 2024-25 Academic Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship, awarded annually to a graduate student who is interested in research that could benefit the potato industry, will support Zhang, who is studying […]
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News Center Maine reported on the new Transfer ME program, which guarantees community college graduates admission to any University of Maine System school. This initiative is designed to simplify the transfer process and encourage more students to pursue bachelor’s degrees.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) named Jaime Fogg of Dedham, Maine one of its 2024 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars, granting her an opportunity to conduct research through a paid internship with the organization in summer 2025. One of only two scholarship recipients from Maine, Fogg, a University of Maine junior majoring in […]
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Registration is open for a new online professional development program titled “What’s Next? Planning Your Transition to Retirement,” with each class to be held biweekly from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, and Nov. 12 and 26. The newest program in the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning’s Professional […]
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Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine’s forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While there are very few existing market opportunities for this low-quality woody biomass, University of Maine researchers believe […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Edmund Black, a Maine lobsterman and University of Maine alum who made history in 1928 by becoming one of the first Mainers to win an Olympic medal. He secured a bronze medal in the hammer throw. Beyond the Olympics, Black demonstrated his athleticism by excelling in various sports throughout […]
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Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, will guarantee admission to graduates of the state’s community colleges starting this fall. Under the terms of a new, historic Transfer ME agreement signed Wednesday, July 31, by Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler and […]
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A University of Maine student is bringing together two of his passions — military history and theater — in a Shakespearean fashion this summer. For his directorial debut, history major and theater minor Patrick “Patty” Morris is directing an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with the Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre. The show, which […]
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John Volin, executive vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, spoke with LearningWell Radio about Research Learning Experiences (RLEs), courses that allow first-year students to engage in research and other forms of hands-on learning at the start of their college careers. RLEs are part of UMS TRANSFORMS, a multifaceted initiative […]
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As a rising senior studying marketing and sport management, Lucas Ronco was eager to practice what he learned in the classroom. When Renewal By Andersen hired Ronco as its intern this summer, he put his skills to the test through door-to-door marketing. By visiting homeowners to discuss how the company could help them address the […]
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