University of Maine graduate student and alumna Lindsey Lagerstrom of Presque Isle, Maine, has been named the inaugural Glickman Fellow in Clinical Psychology at UMaine. Lagerstrom worked in outpatient mental health and substance abuse in Aroostook County while earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology at UMaine. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuropsychology this fall. […]
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Melissa Flye analyzed communication patterns of people and groups working to restore Atlantic salmon to Maine rivers. The University of Maine doctoral student says experts understand what’s needed, but that barriers to doing what’s scientifically beneficial can arise due to lack of trust and effective communication. Read more about her research on the Senator George […]
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Nolan Altvater of Milford, a University of Maine rising senior majoring in secondary education and minoring in English, was selected as one of 55 students nationwide to receive Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in the Native American policy category. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships for study in fields related to the […]
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Studying at the University of Maine became a journey of self-discovery for Linh Phan. Hard work and active involvement in the campus community shaped the UMaine alumna from Vinh city, Nghe An province, Vietnam, into a student leader focused on a career in accounting and finance. “From the experience I had in UMaine, I learned […]
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Betelhem Abay aspires to fight cancer and kidney failure by improving early detection technology. Fueled by passions for research and helping others, Abay, a University of Maine graduate from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, says she studies biomedical engineering so she can develop better computational models for biological-image analysis. These would serve as tools to be used […]
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Brandon Emerson has always liked the sound of the trumpet. He’s played it since fifth grade, and at the University of Maine he double majored in music education and music performance with a concentration in trumpet. For UMaine’s 2020 Commencement ceremonies in May, Laura Artesani, chair of the Division of Music at UMaine, tapped Emerson […]
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Lin Wei, who goes by Enoch Lin, interacts with the world and its people through code and choreography. The 2020 graduate from Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, China, enjoys solving technological problems, particularly through programming languages, and traversing fictional realms in video games. A passion for technology motivated him to major in computer science. The sense […]
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Sámuel Varga aspires to become a leader in the world of corporate finance using the knowledge he obtained and skills he refined at the University of Maine. When he first traveled from Erd, Hungary, to Maine as a high school exchange student in 2013, Varga was captivated by the small business culture in the state, […]
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Juliana Tavora traveled from Brazil to the University of Maine as another step along her journey of unearthing marine mysteries as an oceanographer. The master’s student from Maringa, Parana, Brazil, will earn a master’s degree in oceanography when she graduates from UMaine this month. Tavora first came to UMaine as an undergraduate student in 2013 […]
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Fanny Wadling of Nacka, Sweden, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She will receive a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and physical education, with a minor in business administration, and a concentration in exercise science. Wadling is a member of the women’s basketball team and was named to […]
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