Current and former faculty, staff and students from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development gathered at Buchanan Alumni House on Wednesday, Aug. 31, for the college’s inaugural Legacy Tea. The event celebrated the contributions of retired colleagues toward the college’s pursuit of excellence. It also served as an opportunity to showcase […]
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Douglas Gardner, researcher at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center and professor of sustainable materials and technology in the School of Forest Resources recently presented at the American Chemical Society’s fall meeting in Chicago. Gardner presided over the session “The wide world of adhesion: Symposium in honor of Kash Mittal at 75” and presented a […]
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Ian Bricknell, professor of aquaculture biology at the University of Maine and internationally recognized researcher on sea lice, is a co-editor and major contributor to “Sea Lice Biology and Control,” published by 5m Books and available in October 2022. The other co-editors are James Bron and Jim Treasurer. Bricknell is one of 69 authors who […]
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Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, professor of clinical nutrition in the School of Food and Agriculture, co-edited with Ana Rodriguez-Mateos the book “Berries and Berry Bioactive Compounds in Promoting Health.” More information is on the Royal Society of Chemistry website.
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Taylor Ashley, Maine Business School internship coordinator, was among 40 professionals from the U.S. and Canada who participated in the Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA) Internship Program Development Training in Vail, Colorado in June 2022. The CEIA Academy training focused on topics ranging from the history of co-ops and internships, program structure, strategic approaches […]
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Undergraduates in the Undiscovered Maine student research project took up a new task this spring semester: consulting with a Montessori school in Franklin County. This project perfectly demonstrated the mission of Undiscovered Maine, which is to provide valuable educational opportunities for students to learn web and social media strategies as well as organizational, management and […]
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In May, four members of the University of Maine’s Partners for World Health (PWH) Chapter traveled to Africa to volunteer on a Medical Mission Trip in Senegal. The work was funded through a Projects for Peace grant awarded by Middlebury College and offered by UMaine’s Cohen Institute. Over nearly two weeks, the team — which […]
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The Office of International Programs hosted Maine Central Institute, an independent high school based in Pittsfield, and their partner institutions from Taiwan for a full day of tours on the University of Maine campus. The group was made up of over 70 students and nearly 30 adults, including principals, teachers and the director general of […]
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Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, delivered pre-screening remarks at the premiere of the documentary “Changing By The Minute” on June 16. Bishop served as an advisor on the film, which follows the students, staff and administrators at a public middle school in New York City, where […]
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Advanced Structures and Composites and School of Forest Resources professors and researchers Douglas Gardner and Yousoo Han, and doctoral students Elliot Sander and Sungjun Hwang, presented at the 2022 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials in Helsinki, Finland. Their presentation: “Methods to produce dry nanoscale cellulose nanocrystal powders: challenges and opportunities.” The conference, […]
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