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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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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