Betelhem Abay aspires to fight cancer and kidney failure by improving early detection technology. Fueled by passions for research and helping others, Abay, a University of Maine graduate from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, says she studies biomedical engineering so she can develop better computational models for biological-image analysis. These would serve as tools to be used […]
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Brandon Emerson has always liked the sound of the trumpet. He’s played it since fifth grade, and at the University of Maine he double majored in music education and music performance with a concentration in trumpet. For UMaine’s 2020 Commencement ceremonies in May, Laura Artesani, chair of the Division of Music at UMaine, tapped Emerson […]
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Lin Wei, who goes by Enoch Lin, interacts with the world and its people through code and choreography. The 2020 graduate from Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, China, enjoys solving technological problems, particularly through programming languages, and traversing fictional realms in video games. A passion for technology motivated him to major in computer science. The sense […]
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Sámuel Varga aspires to become a leader in the world of corporate finance using the knowledge he obtained and skills he refined at the University of Maine. When he first traveled from Erd, Hungary, to Maine as a high school exchange student in 2013, Varga was captivated by the small business culture in the state, […]
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Juliana Tavora traveled from Brazil to the University of Maine as another step along her journey of unearthing marine mysteries as an oceanographer. The master’s student from Maringa, Parana, Brazil, will earn a master’s degree in oceanography when she graduates from UMaine this month. Tavora first came to UMaine as an undergraduate student in 2013 […]
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Fanny Wadling of Nacka, Sweden, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She will receive a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and physical education, with a minor in business administration, and a concentration in exercise science. Wadling is a member of the women’s basketball team and was named to […]
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Abram Karam, of Bangor, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. Karam is double-majoring in civil and environmental engineering and mathematics. Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Recipient of UMaine’s Presidential Scholarship all four years of undergraduate study; received a 2019–20 academic year fellowship from UMaine’s Center for […]
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Ines Khiyara of Crisnée, Belgium, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering. Khiyara is majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in environmental engineering. Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements, and awards: International Presidential Scholarship and Richard E. Durst Scholarship, multiple scholar-athlete awards, America East Honor Roll. Tell us about […]
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Gabriel Karam of Bangor, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. Karam is majoring in business administration in management, with minors in psychology and political science. Cite your top academic scholarships, achievements and awards: UMaine Dirigo Scholarship and the Joseph S. Keating Merit Scholarship. Tell us about the research, internships or […]
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Brittany Kucera, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Kucera is double-majoring in anthropology with a concentration in archaeology, and history. Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Summer Fellowship Award 2019, reestablishing Anthropology Club as president […]
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