Jooyoung Lee, postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has been selected for the 2023–24 National Science Foundation Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program. The annual program offered through the University of Maryland pairs 20 early-career education researchers with mentors to help them develop skills in […]
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on July 14. The University of Maine School of Nursing received a $1.96 million grant to provide financial assistance and new educational opportunities to aspiring family nurse practitioners who can help improve access to primary care in rural and underserved regions of Maine. The four-year grant from the Health […]
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Mackenzie “Kenzie” Roeder, a Ph.D. student studying ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine, is one of 20 environmental scholars to receive the 2023 Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The fellowship is a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation that awards environmental leaders a $17,000 cash award and leadership training to support their […]
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Sports Illustrated, the Portland Press Herald, the Bangor Daily News, the Portsmouth Herald, CBS Sports, WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that University of Maine junior and second baseman Quinn McDaniel was chosen in the fifth round of the Major League draft on Tuesday by the San Francisco […]
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HortiDaily shared a profile about rising sophomore Will Kolbenson, who is studying potato pathogens this summer thanks to a lab position created using an award from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2024 named the University of Maine one of the “best and most interesting” four-year higher education institutions in America. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for 40 years, spotlights more than 300 of its top schools in the U.S., Canada, Great […]
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Sophie Dean may only be a rising junior studying communication sciences and disorders at the University of Maine, but she is already taking on national leadership roles in her field. Last year, Dean served as Maine’s student state officer for the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA), the only student organization for pre-professionals studying […]
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The National Wildlife Federation has awarded Greg LeClair, a Ph.D. student with the University of Maine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and founder of Maine Big Night, the National Conservation Young Leader Award. According to the organization, LeClair was recognized, “for his tireless dedication to protecting wildlife through innovative solutions and collaboration throughout Maine.” His […]
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MaineCard Services has relocated from the Hilltop Dining Hall to a joint space at the University of Maine Parking and Transportation Services Office in the DTAV Community Center, and will reopen there on June 15.
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In May, 15 undergraduate students from the Maine Business School participated in a nine-day travel study trip to England to learn about the business of sports. They visited the stadiums where Premier League football teams Manchester United and Manchester City play. They also stopped at the National Football League (NFL) London headquarters and explored other […]
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