The Penobscot Bay Pilot featured several UMaine graduate students who completed their work at the Darling Marine Center during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic who have stayed to work in Maine after graduation. Struan Coleman studied the economics of scallop farming in Maine, which led him to working for an environmental research […]
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When he arrived at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in the summer of 2018, Struan Coleman did not expect to spend several years living in rural Maine. Coleman was recruited to Damian Brady’s research group and tasked with investigating the growth rates of oysters living in different parts of the Damariscotta River. The […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Maine men’s rugby team will compete in the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship from Saturday to Monday in New Orleans. Livestreaming will be available on the UMaine Men’s Rugby Facebook page.
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Orlina Boteva, director of the Office of International Programs at the University of Maine, was tapped for a U.S. News and World Report story about questions that international students should ask of their school’s international programs office. Boteva said that universities often have different financial aid policies and scholarship deadlines, typically in January or early […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team will compete in the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship May 28–30 in New Orleans. Black Bears will participate in the small college division of the competition, which consists of 28 teams. Of the 25 UMaine team members, 16 will travel to New Orleans for the championship, also known as […]
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Scientists, students and staff at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center are gearing up for a busy summer season. More than 20 undergraduate and high school student interns will participate in research projects this summer at the DMC’s Walpole campus and nearby field sites on topics ranging from the biology of oysters and lobsters […]
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Hail Champagne, a University of Maine rising senior from Lewiston, has been awarded the 2022–23 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship to study abroad at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. UMaine partnered with UCC to create the scholarship that honors the 1998 Northern Ireland peace accord brokered by then-Senator George Mitchell between Ireland and the […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will administer online Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training for undergraduates from May 16–July 15. Undergraduate students participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) are required to be trained […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and Higher Ed Dive reported on the University of Maine Commencement ceremonies. The event marked the first time in two years that graduation ceremonies at UMaine were held in person rather than in an online or hybrid format. […]
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WBZN-FM (Z107.3 in Brewer) reported that the University of Maine commencement will be livestreamed. Links are on the commencement website.
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