Ticks can bite anyone they latch onto — regardless of age, size, gender, nationality…or political affiliation. Thus, everyone is at risk of Lyme disease, says Susan Elias. That’s a message the doctoral student with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Sciences will take to Capitol Hill in May. […]
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By nature, Bob Steneck is an glass-half-full kind of guy. The University of Maine marine ecologist will join other hopeful scientists, environmentalists, civic leaders and media from around the world at the Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit in Washington, D.C. on Earth Day weekend. He’ll be one of the approximately 250 speakers to share examples of […]
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Graham Van Goffrier, a physics and electrical engineering major at the University of Maine, has been named a Goldwater Scholar for the 2017–18 academic year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Van Goffrier, of Norwell, Massachusetts, was awarded one of 240 scholarships to undergraduate sophomores and juniors throughout the country. The […]
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The University of Maine has named its Outstanding Graduating Students for 2017. They include: Donald Bistri, Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering Donald Bistri of Tirana, Albania is a mechanical engineering major who has been a student research assistant for two years in the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). At […]
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The research and creative activities of more than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students will be showcased at the second annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 24 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The free public event will be held from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and is organized by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the […]
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CEOs often strive to make their businesses bigger and better. Clint Relyea, a lecturer at the Maine Business School, takes a similar approach with the Third Annual International Trade Show — a culmination of his Introduction to International Business course at the University of Maine. Relyea says students are eager to showcase the exports, history […]
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Kody Varahramyan, senior aide to the chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), has been named University of Maine vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, effective July 1. “We are excited about the experience and vision Dr. Varahramyan brings to this critical leadership role at Maine’s public research university,” says Jeffrey […]
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University of Maine Vice President for Research Carol Kim has been named associate vice chancellor for academic innovation and partnerships with the University of Maine System, effective July 1. In the position, Kim, who also serves as dean of UMaine’s Graduate School, will work to develop and strengthen research, scholarship and academic collaborations across the […]
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A leadership team has been named for the University of Maine at Machias as part of the new partnership with the University of Maine, effective July 1. Dr. Kay Kimball will serve as executive dean/chief academic and operations officer. Dr. Dan Qualls will serve as director of academic support services and community outreach. University of […]
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An internationally recognized professor of management and one of the world’s foremost experts on corporate social responsibility has been named the 2017 Distinguished Maine Professor by the University of Maine Alumni Association. University of Maine Professor of Management John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy in the Maine Business […]
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