The Ellsworth American previewed a talk about soft-shell clams by Brian Beal, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine at Machias. Beal will speak about his decades worth of research on the clams at a public meeting of the Lamoine Conservation Commission at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Lamoine Consolidated School. […]
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The New York Times quoted Brian Beal, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine at Machias, in an article about green crabs. A Canadian variety of green crab, noted as being “highly aggressive,” poses a threat to Maine’s soft-shell clam population and to eelgrass, a habitat for other marine creatures, according to […]
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The Quoddy Tides published a story about a student who found success at the University of Maine at Machias through the Family Futures Downeast (FFD) program. Vanessa Royer left UMM during her first semester due to personal issues. She’s returned eight years later to begin her sophomore year in a bachelor’s program in nursing through […]
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Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, Mainebiz, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WMTW (Channel 8 on Portland) Fiddlehead Focus, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on the University of Maine System’s plan to double its nursing enrollment over the next five years. The plan includes adding 1,000 new slots […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s open office hours begin this month. The President’s message to the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities regarding office hours is online, as is the form to request a 15-minute appointment.
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Diatoms, sugar kelp, green crabs, lobsters and oysters are iconic organisms on our coast. Their roles in marine ecosystems, their importance as fished and cultured species and their responses to changing ocean conditions were topics of SEA Fellows’ research from Casco Bay to Eastport this summer. The third annual SEA Fellows Symposium featured the work […]
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The University of Maine is ranked No. 43 in the Student Voting category of the 2018 Washington Monthly College Rankings out this week. For the first time in its college rankings, Washington Monthly used four measures of a college’s commitment to encouraging voting by its students, all focused on the institution’s active participation in Tufts […]
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VillageSoup and The Free Press advanced a program about clams led by Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and the director of research at the Downeast Institute. The free program focuses on the basic biology, ecology and management of soft-shell clams, and their relationship to other organisms in […]
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A Mainebiz article on the potential uses for invasive green crabs mentioned research from the University of Maine. Food scientists at UMaine tested green crab empanadas last summer, and found that two-thirds of testers approved them, according to Mainebiz. The article also referenced a UMaine news release quoting Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology […]
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An exhibit of books and paintings of Barbara Toothpick and Alan Horseradish will be on display Aug. 3 through Sept. 28 in the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery in Powers Hall. A free public opening reception will be held from 5–7 p.m., Aug. 3. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, […]
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