From an office in downtown Portland, MaineMBA student Christian Hartling is helping entrepreneurs across the state engage in worldwide commerce. Hartling of Burlington, Massachusetts, is interning with the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) this summer through its Future Global Leader program. Part of his work involves providing various services to member businesses, such as conducting […]
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Camille Lockwood, a Maine Business School student from Boston, is working as a global marketing intern at Formlabs, which manufactures 3D printers, models and prototypes for a variety of industries. Throughout the summer, Lockwood has been collecting user data, creating digital designs and promotional marketing and planning corporate events. The internship has not only provided […]
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Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) featured the first Annual Student Symposium for the Advancement of the Blue Economy, hosted by the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute in partnership with Educate Maine. It was so interesting,” said UMaine Ph.D. student Tess Hureau during the symposium. “I learned about what it takes to run a […]
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Luke Valleli, a University of Maine sophomore majoring in ecology and environmental sciences, with a minor in ethics, was featured in a Worcester Telegram & Gazette article about the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill and their intens, including him, working to beautify the city and combat urban heat islands. Valleli said it’s important […]
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An article in LearningWell magazine featured Research Learning Experiences (RLEs), courses that allow first- and second-year students to engage in research and other forms of hands-on learning at the start of their college careers. “We know that engaging in research makes you a part of something bigger, something important, and it allows you to form […]
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At the University of Maine Machias, Xander LaComb unlocked many hidden talents, from book arts to aquaponics. Between his major program and his summer internship developing science programs for Wabanaki youth, LaComb is a shining example of how UMaine students can explore interdisciplinary interests and discover new passions. LaComb, now a rising junior, grew up […]
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A new collaborative research project led by the University of Maine called STORM: Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change, has been awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation. Over the next five years, the project team will conduct studies and create new tools that will grow research […]
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In reporting about the 2023 Mitchell Scholars, a program founded by former Maine Sen. George Mitchell, News Center Maine spoke to Lauren Turcotte-Seavey, a 2019 Mitchel Scholar and a 2023 UMaine graduate. “When it came to COVID, it was really hard to connect with students and staff on campus, but the Mitchell Institute always had […]
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For Katarina Minas, aquaponics is more than an innovative system to produce food — it is a tool for teaching. Minas has spent her time at the University of Maine figuring out how to integrate her love of marine sciences and teaching through aquaponics, culminating in a project this summer to create a virtual tour […]
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In 2020 when he was a student at Camden Hills Regional High School, Ivan Young of Camden, Maine received a scholarship from the Worthington Scholarship Foundation to help him pursue a college degree. Three years later, he is working for the organization that helped as a summer business analyst intern. For his full-time internship, Young, […]
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