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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The University of Maine at Machias will premiere the documentary film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” at 6:30 p.m. April 24 at the Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.255.1342. The documentary, filmed last […]
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Machias Valley News Observer spoke with University of Maine at Machias students Christopher Palmiotto and Alexis Morrill about the upcoming premiere of “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems).” The documentary, filmed last year in Washington County, is the third feature-length production to come out of the Down East documentary filmmaking course […]
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The Associated Press quoted Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in articles about new harvest rules for Maine’s clam industry. Maine is the country’s leading producer of soft-shell clams, but the harvest has fallen in recent years — 2017 and 2018 had the lowest harvest for any […]
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Joan Ferrini-Mundy was inaugurated as the 21st president of the University of Maine in a March 29 ceremony at the Collins Center for the Arts. Ferrini-Mundy also leads the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), a regional campus of UMaine. […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” President Ferrini-Mundy reflected on her time in the position so far and discussed R&D, workforce development and more, as well as what’s next for the campuses.
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The inauguration of University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy is March 29, capping a week of events leading to the 10 a.m. ceremony in Hutchins Concert Hall at the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition to an address by Ferrini-Mundy, other speakers at the inauguration ceremony are expected to be Gov. Janet Mills and […]
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The University of Maine is leading multi-institution efforts to provide physicians with tools to help aging people avoid falls and to detect biomarkers associated with pancreatic cancer. Directed by UMaine engineering professor John Vetelino, researchers at UMaine, the University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Maine at Machias are collaborating with St. Joseph […]
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