Jennifer Dean, a senior at the Maine Business School, is the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship awarded by The Council Foundation after participating in Cross Insurance’s 2022 Emerging Risk Manager’s Training Program this summer. The Council Foundation’s competitive annual scholarship program is offered to college students throughout the country interning with an employer who is […]
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Kelly Sparks, associate vice president of finance and strategic planning at Oregon State University Cascades, has been named vice president for finance and administration, and chief business officer at the University of Maine, with a dual report to the University of Maine System, effective Oct. 11. She fills the position of Joanne Yestramski, who had […]
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Meg Fergusson and Christina VonTorne have been named University of Maine Outstanding Research Administrators for 2022. This award, which is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, recognizes distinguished service by staff who support advancement of the university’s research enterprise. Vice President for Research and Dean […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will host the Art & Creative Ecologies Series of talks, panels and workshops during the 2022–23 academic year. Funded by a University of Maine Arts Initiative Seed Grant, the series features presentations, panels and workshops by visiting scholars and artists addressing the ways that contemporary art and creative […]
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Giovanna Guidoboni, associate dean for research and professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri, has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Maine, effective Jan. 16, 2023. She will fill the dean position left by Dana Humphrey, who is retiring Aug. 31 after a 36-year career […]
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The University of Maine Counseling Center is offering a two-part fall 2022 semester training in working with students in distress for staff and student workers. This presentation and training is intended to help participants become more aware and prepared to deal effectively with students who are struggling and in distress. Part I of the training […]
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University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumnae Heather Anderson (’99) and Emily Albee (’06, ’09G, ’12G) have been named finalists for 2023 Maine Teacher of Year. Read more on the College of Education and Human Development website.
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Ek Han Tan, assistant professor of plant genetics in the University of Maine’s School of Biology and Ecology, was featured on the Maine Science Podcast’s latest episode. Tan discussed his research about the plant genetics of potatoes. He described how he uses CRISPR for his research and how potato research is different from the similar […]
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The documentary “Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty” will screen at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. to kick off a Maine-focused film series called The Right to Food. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with a panel, including representatives […]
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Editor’s note: The location of Convocation has been changed to Harold Alfond Sports Arena The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias Convocation 2022 will be held Friday, August 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena. The event, themed “Define Tomorrow,” will recognize the achievements of the incoming Class of […]
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