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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The Associated Press and Portland Press Herald reported on a nearly $18 million grant awarded to the MDI Biological Laboratory from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to continue work on strengthening biomedical research and training in Maine. The grant will fund the renewal of the 18-year-old Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence […]
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The Quoddy Tides interviewed Alan Kryszak, an interdisciplinary fine arts faculty member at the University of Maine at Machias, and UMaine Machias students, about their documentary film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems).” The film was produced by students in Kryszak’s Downeast Documentary course, and is the third in a series, […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine at Machias was the last of the University of Maine system campuses to hold its commencement ceremony. The 108th UMaine Machias commencement May 12 was attended by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who attended UMaine commencement ceremonies May 11 in Orono. Dwayne Tomah, Passamaquoddy language teacher, […]
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The University of Maine will host the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference May 30–June 1. The conference will feature a series of events, panels, presentations and concerts celebrating the unique history of Maine, its peoples, culture, politics, art and music. Registration for the conference is online. The registration fee for the general public is $60. University […]
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