The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) announced that associate professors Lauren Ross and Sean Smith received the 2023 Donald W. Pritchard Outstanding Physical Oceanography Paper Award for “Coastal Hydrodynamics and Timescales in Meso-Macrotidal Estuaries in the Gulf of Maine: a Model Study.” Ross and Smith co-authored the paper with Sohaib Alahmed, former UMaine student […]
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Stephanie Tillotson, who previously received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Maine, was awarded a $8,500 fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi — the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Tillotson, a former UMaine Honors College student of Cumberside, Maine, plans to pursue a Juris Doctor degree […]
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Students from the University of Maine Intensive English Institute (IEI) participated in the recently developed Earn-A-Bike program offered by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine as a way to enhance their English language skills in the community. Under facilitator Erik daSilva’s guidance, IEI students, who traveled to Maine from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican […]
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Jooyoung Lee, postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has been selected for the 2023–24 National Science Foundation Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program. The annual program offered through the University of Maryland pairs 20 early-career education researchers with mentors to help them develop skills in […]
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Mackenzie “Kenzie” Roeder, a Ph.D. student studying ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine, is one of 20 environmental scholars to receive the 2023 Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The fellowship is a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation that awards environmental leaders a $17,000 cash award and leadership training to support their […]
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College of Education and Human Development dean Penny Bishop presented at the University of Canberra (Australia)’s Symposium on Personalised Learning in early June. Bishop gave the symposium’s keynote address, “Personalised Learning: A U.S. Perspective” and co-presented a workshop with University of Canberra assistant professor of teacher education Maya Gunawardena, “Personalised Learning: Demystifying the myths for […]
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The Maine Seaweed Council has named Susan Brawley, professor emerita of plant biology and marine biology, the first inductee into its Hall of Fame. She was inducted on June 13 during the organization’s 30th anniversary celebration. Visit the council’s website to learn more.
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The National Wildlife Federation has awarded Greg LeClair, a Ph.D. student with the University of Maine’s Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and founder of Maine Big Night, the National Conservation Young Leader Award. According to the organization, LeClair was recognized, “for his tireless dedication to protecting wildlife through innovative solutions and collaboration throughout Maine.” His […]
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In May, 15 undergraduate students from the Maine Business School participated in a nine-day travel study trip to England to learn about the business of sports. They visited the stadiums where Premier League football teams Manchester United and Manchester City play. They also stopped at the National Football League (NFL) London headquarters and explored other […]
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Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs and faculty fellow at Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, was named a 2023 Ford Foundation Senior Fellow. The Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs have been administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine since 1979. The […]
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