Jaime Garzon, assistant extension professor and forage educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has been inducted into Marquis Who’s Who, a chronicle of notable individuals in all career fields, and added to its Top Scientists group in the Top Professional series. He has 12 years of professional experience, during which he has specialized […]
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The Student Wellness Resource Center (SWell) at the University of Maine received 2024 Gold Star Standards of Excellence Platinum Award from Breathe Easy Maine, a coalition dedicated to reducing exposure to secondhand smoke through promotion of voluntary policies throughout the state. Breathe Easy Maine honored SWell for updating UMaine’s tobacco and smoke-free policy in collaboration […]
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The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland has awarded an honorary fellowship to Edward Grew, University of Maine research professor in geological sciences. Grew is the first honorary fellow from the U.S. named by the society since the late Stanford University professor Rodney Ewing was elected in 2013. With Grew joining its […]
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University of Maine Libra Professor of Anthropology and Climate Studies Dan Sandweiss was honored for decades of supporting the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru during a ceremony held July 17. The editor of the museum’s journal spoke about Sandweiss’ scholarly accomplishments — he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences […]
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The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) awarded Xiuyan Zhang, a Ph.D. student with the University of Maine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, its 2024-25 Academic Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship, awarded annually to a graduate student who is interested in research that could benefit the potato industry, will support Zhang, who is studying […]
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The book “Trigger Warning” by Robert Klose, University of Maine professor emeritus of biological sciences and Honors College preceptor, was named a finalist in the 2024 American Fiction Awards in the General Fiction category. Visit the website for the awards to read the full list of winners and finalists.
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Most recently, the book was named to the Center for Fiction’s 2024 Best First Novel Prize Longlist. “Fire Exit” is one of 25 debut novels to make the cut, with the shortlist coming in the fall and the official announcement of the winner set for Dec. 10. Talty’s book is also one of five finalists […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) named Jaime Fogg of Dedham, Maine one of its 2024 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars, granting her an opportunity to conduct research through a paid internship with the organization in summer 2025. One of only two scholarship recipients from Maine, Fogg, a University of Maine junior majoring in […]
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Gov. Janet Mills honored Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with the Governor’s Award during the sixth annual Governor’s Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 25. Sorg was recognized for her “extraordinary contributions in the fight against substance use disorder,” according to […]
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Heath Kennedy, a double major in tuba performance and music education at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, placed second in a mock orchestra audition during the Northeast Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference (NERTEC). Held May 24 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, the prestigious competition recognized Kennedy’s eight years of commitment […]
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