Works of Lubec-based photographer Lisa Tyson Ennis are featured in a new exhibit, “What Once Was,” on display in the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery through Dec. 8. Responding to dramatic changes occurring in the fisheries of New England and Atlantic Canada, Tyson Ennis focused her large-format cameras on Newfoundland’s haunting symbols of […]
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Marcus LiBrizzi, an associate professor of English at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about Maine ghost stories. LiBrizzi, author of “Dark Woods, Chill Waters: Ghost Tales From Down East Maine,” has researched ghost stories from all over the world, but finds the ones from Washington […]
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Editor’s note: Heather Leslie recently spoke with communications intern Aliya Uteuova about her first two years as director of the Darling Marine Center (DMC), the University of Maine marine laboratory in Walpole. Leslie talks about the DMC’s first-ever strategic plan; promising collaborations with industry and community groups; projects to benefit Mainers, businesses and ocean ecosystems; […]
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Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), Mainebiz, WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), WVII (Channel 7) and The Associated Press reported the University of Maine System is eliminating out-of-pocket tuition and fees at four of its campuses next fall for any first-year Maine student who […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported an exhibit featuring the work of photographer Lisa Tyson Ennis will be on display at the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery through Dec. 8. A reception to open “What Once Was” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Responding to dramatic changes occurring within the […]
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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded on Oct. 2 to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. Beginning in 2004, Hall was an adjunct professor at UMaine. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Libra Professor of Neurogenetics. […]
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Youth Today mentioned the University of Maine at Machias in an article on Teen Science Cafes held around the country. Teen Science Cafe started with a National Science Foundation grant in 2007, according to the article. Each cafe meeting starts with a short presentation by a scientist or expert in a related field, followed by […]
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Machias Valley News Observer published a University of Maine at Machias news release about the university’s welcome breakfast that was held to celebrate longtime employees and kick off the academic year. UMM’s leadership team attended, as did leadership from the University of Maine System and the University of Maine, including President Susan J. Hunter. More […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported new and transfer students who arrived at the University of Maine at Machias last weekend participated in an annual UMM tradition of kicking off the school year with a community service project. “Last year we did something at the veterans retirement home, and one year we did some work on […]
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Mainebiz reported 32 summer fellows, including five University of Maine students and one University of Maine at Machias student, participated in the MDI Biological Laboratory 2017 summer fellowship program in research and lab facilities across the state. Twenty of the participants were supported by Maine INBRE, a network of 13 Maine educational and research institutions […]
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