Machias News

UMM, Downeast Salmon Federation sign MOU, media report  

Machias Valley News Observer and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine at Machias and the Downeast Salmon Federation (DSF) signed a memorandum of understanding Oct. 2 that formalized the growing partnership between the two organizations. “Partnering with DSF both broadens and strengthens the STEM programs that the university can offer students,” said Daniel Qualls, head […]

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Beal calls invasive Asian shore crabs a ‘ticking time bomb’  

Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine Machias, told the Bangor Daily News that invasive Asian shore crabs are probably a “ticking time bomb.” Beal was interviewed after Acadia National Park officials said a molted shell of an Asian shore crab was found Sept. 19 along the shore near Schoodic Point. […]

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Beal quoted in Press Herald article on implications of warming Gulf of Maine

Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology and director of the Marine Science Field Station at the University of Maine at Machias, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article “Vulnerable waters off the coast of Maine.” Since the record-breaking heat wave of 2012–2013, the Gulf of Maine has continued to warm, seeing its second and […]

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Beal, McGreavy guests on ‘Maine Calling’

Bridie McGreavy, assistant professor of environmental communication at the University of Maine and faculty fellow in the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions; and Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology and director of the Marine Science Field Station at the University of Maine at Machias, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling.” […]

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Ellsworth American reports on UMaine, UMM special ed collaboration

The Ellsworth American published a University of Maine news release announcing a special education collaboration between UMaine and the University of Maine at Machias. Starting this fall, undergraduate students majoring in education at both universities will be able to count certain 400-level courses toward a master’s degree in special education. The collaboration is part of […]

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UMaine, UMM announce special education collaboration

Starting this fall, undergraduate students majoring in education at the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias will be able count certain 400-level courses toward a master’s degree in special education. The collaboration is part of a new 4+1 program that will allow UMaine and UMM students to earn both their bachelor’s and […]

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President Ferrini-Mundy talks with Ellsworth American about UMM progress

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy told The Ellsworth American that she’s optimistic about changes at the University of Maine at Machias since it became a regional campus of UMaine. Marine science programs, for instance, continue to be a staple. And new programs — including nursing —are being added. And starting next year, full-tuition scholarships […]

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CentralMaine.com advances ‘When The Chevy Breaks’ screening at UMM

CentralMaine.com advanced the free, public screening of the University of Maine at Machias student film “When The Chevy Breaks” at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center. Student filmmakers talked with Down East Mainers about a problem they’ve had to solve and/or how they approach problem-solving in general. […]

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Screening of student-led documentary slated for Aug. 15 at UMM

A free public screening of “When The Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Solve Big Problems),” a student-led University of Maine at Machias Downeast Documentary, will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Performing Arts Center on campus. “When The Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” features stories of overcoming obstacles, big […]

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