Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS in order to help commercial farmers manage its presence. The UMaine awards, which are directed to faculty members associated with […]
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University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students have designed an educational mural on the Kenduskeag River Pump Station in Bangor that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, migratory fish and river ecosystems. Intermedia Programs and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology collaborated with Bangor Beautiful and city officials on this project. The […]
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Editor’s note: This was story was updated May 9. The University of Maine will issue an unprecedented number of graduate degrees this May. A total of 779 master’s and doctoral students will receive their degrees, a high point in the flagship’s 160-year history. Degree earners in this historic class include 100 doctoral and 679 master’s […]
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The University of Maine will confer an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to George H. Denton, a multi-generational leader in glacial research and climate science education, during its morning undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 11. “No one is more deserving of this year’s honorary doctorate than our very own George Denton. He has been a […]
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Ten undergraduates have been named 2025 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Siddhartha Bajracharya Maine College of Engineering and ComputingBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Siddhartha Bajracharya of Kathmandu, Nepal, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. A computer engineering major, Bajracharya […]
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Meg Caron of Bangor, Maine, who is seeking dual degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences, is the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian. Psychology major Alexandria Banou Morgan of Perry, Maine, and microbiology major Dominic Needham of Veazie, Maine, are the 2025 co-salutatorians. The […]
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The 2025 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teachers in microbiology and marine biology; applied research in creative blind and low vision technologies; engagement with Maine’s youth through outdoor education; innovation in shellfish cultivation; and extraordinary impact on economic enhancement and collaboration across Maine. Gayle Kraus, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, […]
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has named University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy the recipient of its 2025 Distinguished Public Service Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to education research and public policy. The award, presented annually by AERA, honors an individual who has played a leading role in enacting or implementing research-based […]
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The University of Maine unveiled its new robotic milking barn — the third of its kind in Maine and a new resource for bolstering the agricultural workforce and pursuing research activities — at Witter Farm in a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, April 2. Featuring the latest technology in the dairy industry, the barn will […]
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A new study from the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and Darling Marine Center is helping to refine best practices for growing Atlantic sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus), a species of increasing interest to Maine’s aquaculture sector. Published in the academic journal Aquaculture, the research compares two scallop farming methods, ear-hanging and lantern net […]
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