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Hadley White: Secondary education, French student reinforces career calling through Upward Bound summer job

Hadley White of Goffstown, New Hampshire, spent her summer in Presque Isle working as a resident director and French instructor for Upward Bound, a program that helps first-generation and low-income college-bound high school students succeed in higher education. The fourth-year secondary education and French student with a minor in Franco-American studies loved the challenges of […]

Caleigh Charlebois: Zoology student researches DNA inheritance through internship at The Jackson Laboratory

Caleigh Charlebois of South China, Maine spent her summer at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, researching variation in mechanisms of DNA inheritance. “I am fascinated by the way that the tiny machineries of life lead to bigger machineries, and the implications of that on an organismal level,” says Charlebois, a zoology major who also […]

Tyler-Ann Harris: Social work student interns with International Rescue Committee

Tyler-Ann Harris of Indian Island, Maine had the chance this summer to work with the International Rescue Committee in Sacramento, California as a Volunteer Coordination and In-Kind Donation Intern. “I have a passion for working with systems, particularly systems that are based in human sciences. Having a career of getting to make positive, lasting changes […]

Miranda Snyder: Education major makes a difference through leadership at youth activism camp, literacy program

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts spent part of her summer immersed in activism and volunteering with youth. The third-year secondary education major, who has a concentration in English and is in the Honors College, worked as a camp counselor at Youth Empowered Action Camp (YEA Camp), which focuses on youth activism, and volunteered with African […]

Alexyss Limewood: Marine sciences student researches most efficient ways to grow oysters

Alexyss Limewood of Pleasant Point, Maine attributes her love of the ocean to growing up on the Maine coast and finding “fascinating things” on the beach. This, and watching “The Blue Planet,” made her realize she wants to learn more about the marine ecosystem. “The ocean has so much to be discovered and I would […]

Mackenzie Mazur: Marine biology Ph.D. student presents fisheries reviews in Copenhagen

Mackenzie Mazur, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, grew up with close ties to the coastal and marine environment. “I have always been fascinated by the ocean and how people interact with it,” says the marine biology Ph.D. student. “This fascination has driven me to pursue an education in marine sciences, and since then, I have […]

Abigail Wiegand: Food science, nutrition student investigates potential of sugar kelp

Abigail Wiegand of Stratford, Connecticut earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Southern Connecticut State University in 2016, and now is a master’s student in food science and human nutrition at UMaine. “I am passionate about food and nutrition because it is where science meets everyday life. Everyone eats every day, and the body uses […]

Montana Benning and Melissa Britsch: Scientific diving takes marine studies to new depths

Montana Benning and Melissa Britsch are spending their summer learning how to dive — for science. Benning, of Waterloo, Wisconsin, is a second-year marine sciences major with a concentration in marine biology, and minors in zoology and ecology and environmental sciences. Britsch, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, is a marine biology and marine policy dual master’s […]

Liam Flynn: Earth and climate sciences student maps geology in Pyrenees

Liam Flynn of Raymond, Maine is taking a field geology course this summer — in the Pyrenees. Flynn, who just finished his third year as an Earth and climate sciences major, is learning geologic mapping at the field camp. “I am passionate about learning about the Earth’s interactions and how we can use that knowledge […]

Ana Breit: Ph.D. student researches small mammals in Borneo

Ana Breit, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin is in Borneo this summer studying small mammals in the field. The ecology and environmental sciences Ph.D. student is studying body temperature regulation in small tropical mammals, which are likely to be affected by climate change in the near future. “Most animals have a range of temperatures where they […]

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