Read transcript University of Maine researchers, including Kit Hamley, explore how extinct and introduced animals affect the Falkland Islands and seek to help farmers, sheep, tussock grass, tourists and penguins coexist in light of competing interests, sea-level rise and erosion. Hamley helped develop the 4-H Follow A ResearcherTM program at UMaine, which connects K–12 students […]
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Read transcript Alumna Katie Keaton, ’16, embraced her undergraduate experience as a theatre major with a double minor in dance and business management. For Keaton, immersing herself in the performing arts at UMaine — both onstage and backstage — made her happy. The Caribou, Maine native was deeply involved in various UMaine clubs and organizations. She was a […]
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Chantel Banus, second-year master’s student in human nutrition at the University of Maine, is working to determine the factors that influence consumer purchase of seaweed products in the United States. Banus is conducting a survey to see what consumers are looking for in seaweed products and what influences their decision to purchase them. She wants […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? UMaine has expanded the stage of my life. I grew up in a small village in Chongqing, China. I did not go to high school because my parents couldn’t afford it. I came to the U.S. in 2009, attended Lawrence […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? UMaine has made me more cognizant of all of the possibilities in the world and that I have the ability to attain whatever I set my mind to. I have greatly increased my network in my time here, and I […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? UMaine has great diversity, both in terms of people and academics. It has really helped me grow and shape my views both as an individual and a scientist. I was able to take advantage of numerous opportunities which helped me […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? UMaine has made a huge difference in my life. Freshman year I was able to explore a lot of different areas within my academic field to find the right major for me. Interacting with other students and the faculty has […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? The University of Maine provides students with opportunities and resources to prepare them for any career and help them realize their potential through rigorous education. The best thing about UMaine is that it provided me with an all-rounded education. I […]
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What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals? It’s been my intent to become a folklorist since I was 15. But very few colleges and universities in the Northeast, including three of the five to which I applied for my undergrad, offer anything at all in the way […]
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Have you had an experience at UMaine that has changed or shaped the way you see the world? Who you are — your color, language or your religion — does not matter. What matters are the results you yield at the end of the day and your passion for what you doing. Why UMaine? UMaine […]
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