At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 31 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 21 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March […]
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Chilean jazz guitarist and singer/songwriter Camila Meza and pianist Aaron Goldberg will perform in jazz concerts March 23 at the University of Maine and March 24 at the University of Maine at Machias, sponsored by the Collins Center for the Arts in conjunction with the UMaine School of Performing Arts and gWatson Gallery in Stonington. […]
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The Maine Monitor reported on a study from the University of Maine at Machias finds that Down East clammers and lobstermen face steep barriers to healthcare access, despite greater risks of job-related injuries and other health issues that can sometimes lead to substance use disorders. “It’s pretty clear from the results here that harvesters are […]
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In an article about the shortage of nurses in rural areas of Maine, particularly Washington County, the Maine Monitor quoted state Sen. Marianne Moore of Calais as saying she is “encouraged” by the healthcare classes being offered at the University of Maine at Machias.
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The University of Maine Career Center and Outdoor Leadership Program will host an Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Job Fair from 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the North Pod in the Memorial Union. The fair is open to students of all majors from UMaine and the University of Maine at Machias. About 20 employers […]
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The Maine Monitor spoke to Brian Beal, a professor of ecology and at the University of Maine at Machias, about the impact of climate change on Maine’s clam fishery. “Climate change is just that piece of dynamite that’s been thrown into that room. That has just changed everything,” Beal said. News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily […]
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The Machias Valley News-Observer noted that the documentary “Hungry Now,” filmed and produced through a class at the University of Maine Machias, will have its regional premiere at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Dec. 2, following its television premiere on Maine Public Television on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 24, […]
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WSHK-FM (Dover, New Hampshire), WOKQ-FM (Dover, New Hampshire), WBLM-FM (Portland, Maine), WJBQ-FM (Portland, Maine), WCYY-FM (Portland, Maine), WHOM-FM (Portland, Maine) and Seacoast Current reported that Dan Qualls, associate professor of education at the University of Maine Machias, taught an entire class wearing tried and true medieval body armor. UMaine Machias posted about the occasion on […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported that Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology and director of the marine field station at the University of Maine at Machias, is conducting research along Maine’s coast to see how clams spawn in an environment free of predators. The research began in 2020 and is entering its third year […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the film “Hungry Now,” which was created through a documentary filmmaking course at University of Maine Machias, will premiere at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono on Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. The UMaine Machias Performing Arts Center will host a second screening in-person on Dec. 2 […]
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