The Ellsworth American reported that Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias, will step down Aug. 15. Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and head of campus. The Bangor Daily News also shared the announcement.
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Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), has announced his intention to step down, effective Aug. 15. Egan joined UMM, a regional campus of the University of Maine, on Aug. 13, 2018. Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice […]
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In this year’s Maine Government Summer Internship Program, 63 students have been placed in full-time, paid summer internships. Of them, 18 are interning in municipal or county governments, and 45 are interning at state agencies. Students in the program attend undergraduate or graduate programs and are either Maine residents or are enrolled in a college […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported the University of Maine at Machias has received a gift of $12,500 from an anonymous donor that will help fund continuing efforts to research, record and archive petroglyph sites on Machias Bay. The bay is home to one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs on the Atlantic coast of North […]
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The University of Maine at Machias has received a gift of $12,500 from an anonymous donor that will help fund continuing efforts to research, record and archive petroglyph sites on Machias Bay, head of campus Andy Egan has announced. Machias Bay is home to one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs on the Atlantic coast […]
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Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, was featured in Maine magazine’s annual 50 Mainers issue. Beal recently conducted a study of soft-shell clam survival rates, which had significance for the local economy and workforce, the article states. “The study answered interesting theoretical questions about the ecology of […]
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Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke with The Guardian for the article, “Coping with crisis: how scientists are making an invasive crab a delicacy.” Due to warming waters in the Gulf of Maine, green crabs have taken hold, devastating soft-shell clam populations depended on for food […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the Eastern Maine Coastal Current Collaborative, or EM3C, will host a State of the Science Conference at the University of Maine at Machias on June 17 and 18. The conference will discuss ecosystem-based fisheries management in eastern Maine and will bring together experts from local governments, fishing, science and academic communities, […]
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Down East magazine published an article about a bluefin tuna skeleton on display at the University of Maine at Machias. Gayle Kraus, a professor of marine ecology at UMM, assembled the skeleton with students in her skeletal articulation course, according to the article. “We used hot glue because we were just learning,” she said, “and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News advanced the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference to be held May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. The conference will feature events, panels, presentations and concerts celebrating the unique history of Maine, its peoples, culture, politics, art and music, the reports state. Registration is online and […]
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