Travis Blackmer, a University of Maine lecturer in the School of Economics, and Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, talked with Centralmaine.com about a new food recycling project being launched in Winslow on Earth Day. The Portland Press Herald shared the Centralmaine.com story. Waste Advantage Magazine […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Dominique DiSpirito, a University of Maine political science and honors student, who was recently named a 2021 Truman Scholar. DiSpirito is being recognized for her support of programs that seek to address food insecurity, pollution and mismanagement of natural resources and her public service leadership potential. “It’s pretty exciting to […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting the possible role for University-based research in Tribal Nations with inclusive strategies and attention to equitable knowledge co-production.
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The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine is hosting a virtual showcase featuring the research and creative work of four graduating seniors at 7 p.m. April 21–22. “The Stories We Tell” includes presentations by English majors Katherine Reardon, and Nola Prevost, history major Hailey Cedor and secondary education major Nolan […]
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The University of Maine System Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) Advisory Board has announced the award of 14 new internal grants for the 2020–21 academic year. These one-year projects will foster research and development activities in three important areas: COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants; Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (IURCs); and UMS Research Collaboration Networks. Applicants were required […]
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The fifth issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability will launch on Earth Day, April 22. Spire is a student-run, interdisciplinary online journal housed at the University of Maine. This issue, the largest in its history, contains breathtaking photography from UMaine faculty, staff and students, as well as poetry, research and personal […]
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Bailey West, the University of Maine’s 2021 valedictorian from Stockton Springs, and Dominique DiSpirito, a junior from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, both earned the Maine Campus Compact’s 2021 Heart and Soul Student award. The award, one of five administered by the Maine Campus Compact, recognizes six Maine undergraduate students who are actively involved in transforming their […]
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Dominique DiSpirito, a University of Maine junior from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, dedicated to strengthening communities through environmental policy, has been named a 2021 Truman Scholar. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation selected DiSpirito and 61 other juniors pursuing public service careers to join the Truman Scholar ranks. DiSpirito, a political science major and Honors College […]
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The University of Maine Office of Sustainability has announced a slate of virtual and in-person activities for Earth Week, April 18–24, offered in collaboration with a broad array of campus partners, including the Green Campus Initiative, Spire, Divest UMS, the UMaine Green Team, the Maine Bound Adventure Center, the Maine Outing Club, the Horticulture Club, […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 19. Global seafood trade is at an all-time high, with an estimated 36% of seafood worldwide traded across international borders at […]
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