Students from the University of Maine Construction Engineering Technology program replaced an aging footbridge at the Fields Pond Audubon Center with a new, more accessible pathway made of stone, gravel and crusher dust. The path makes it easier for people with physical disabilities, particularly those related to mobility, to travel from the nature center to […]
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Michelle Staudinger, associate professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and Darling Marine Center, was awarded an honorable mention for the 2023 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources. Staudinger was recognized in the “Federal Government” category for demonstrating exemplary leadership in reducing climate related threats and promoting adaptation of the nation’s […]
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The Maine Council on Aging announced that Clifford Singer, research professor at the University of Maine, has received the 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award, and Patricia Oh, senior program manager at the UMaine Center on Aging, received the Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award. The 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award recognizes the sustained contributions of trailblazers […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie was recently honored with the Association of Northeast Extension Directors’ 2023 Exceptional Local Educator Award. The highly competitive award is given annually to celebrate a Cooperative Extension educator who provides leadership for the delivery of a program that focuses on the community level, responds directly to local […]
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Lisa Kerr, associate professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, received the American Fisheries Society’s 2023 Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award at their annual meeting in August in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The award is presented to an individual or organization, professional or nonprofessional, for outstanding contributions to the conservation of fishery […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, will partner with acclaimed PBS filmmaker Byron Hurt to develop a collection of hazing prevention resources to accompany Hurt’s 2022 documentary, “HAZING.” The materials will include a viewing guide that will accompany the film and offer an overview […]
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Two University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialists were recently honored with several awards from a national organization recognizing the impact their work and research has had on Maine agriculture. At the 2023 National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) annual meeting in early August in Des Moines, Iowa, Glenda Pereira, UMaine Extension dairy specialist and […]
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The University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI), in partnership with Educate Maine, recently hosted the first Annual Student Symposium for the Advancement of the Blue Economy in Belfast. This symposium spotlighted the work of dozens of students, including 12 externs and six Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students (AquEOUS) Program Fellows from the institute […]
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Clayton Wheeler, a University of Maine professor of chemical engineering, was appointed as the new director of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI), effective July 1. He succeeds Hemant Pendse, who founded FBRI in 2010. Read the full story on the UMaine Research website.
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More than 50 golfers, including over 30 University of Maine alumni and students, took part in the inaugural Aces for Inclusion benefit tournament in late July at Fairlawn Golf and Country Club in Poland, Maine. The event raised more than $4,400 for Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), which provides information and resources for […]
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