Maine Public interviewed Tora Johnson, about how she discusses climate change with people who are skeptical of the science behind it, view it as not a priority or feel too powerless to help mitigate it. Johnson, associate professor of GIS and chair of the Division of Environmental and Biological Sciences at the University of Maine […]
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The film “Hungry Now,” which was created through a documentary filmmaking course at University of Maine at Machias, will premiere at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono on Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. “Hungry Now” is an hour-long documentary that looks to answer the everyday questions of homelessness through a series of interviews […]
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Tora Johnson, associate professor of GIS and chair of the Division of Environmental and Biological Sciences at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke to Maine Public about plans for a new dike-bridge on the Middle River. Johnson has been watching the dike for years, and mapping local sea level rise. And she witnessed firsthand […]
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The Machias Valley News-Observer reported that Kiesha Scott, a junior majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine at Machias, received a 2022 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established this award in February 2021 to recognize a gifted, civic-minded young person in their state each year. […]
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Renowned jazz musicians Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson will perform at the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, on Oct. 27 and 28, respectively. The two musicians’ UMaine concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Minsky Recital Hall in Class of ’44 Hall. The […]
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In an article about how the climate crisis threatens clammers, the Guardian cited research from the Downeast Institute and the University of Maine at Machias in 2018 that found that green crabs feast on clams to such an extent that more than 99% of juvenile clams died before reaching adulthood. Honest Columnist shared the Guardian […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Penobscot Bay Pilot featured filmmaker Alan Kryszak’s new documentary “Hungry Now,” which is showing as part of the Maine-based film series The Right to Food on Nov. 13 at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts. Kryszak is a filmmaking instructor in the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Department at […]
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Megan Walsh, a professor of English and administrative leader at St. Bonaventure University, has been named dean and campus director of the University of Maine at Machias, effective Dec. 19, and will join the University of Maine President’s Cabinet. “The University of Maine welcomes Dr. Walsh as the dean and director of our regional campus,” […]
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Turner Publishing shared that Tora Johnson, chair of environmental and biological sciences at the University of Maine at Machias, will present a talk entitled “Dignity in Public Discourse” at 1 p.m. Oct. 11, at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Johnson will talk about dignity theory, explore the role it plays in public debates over […]
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Multiple college guides have once again placed the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, among the best higher education institutions nationwide in their latest editions. The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings featured UMaine in its list for top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking […]
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