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Sens. Collins, King, state leaders welcome DOE assistant secretary to UMaine Composites Center

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King joined officials from the Maine governor’s office July 26 in welcoming Daniel Simmons, Department of Energy (DOE) assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, to the University of Maine.   Simmons toured the 100,000-square-foot Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its innovations under development, including next-generation floating wind […]

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UMaine researchers explore the role of tone policing, calls for civility in student voice

Two University of Maine professors are out with new research examining how calls for civility and tone policing factor into the growing practice of student voice in preK–12 schools. Assistant professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle and assistant professor of science education Elizabeth Hufnagel say student voice — “youth-adult partnerships and the inclusion of students […]

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UMaine tapped as one of three nationwide to participate in BadgedToHire

The University of Maine is one of three higher education institutions nationwide selected to participate in a two-year micro-credentialing initiative with employer partners statewide, made possible by a grant from Lumina Foundation to Education Design Lab. Since last September, UMaine has been one of seven colleges participating in a yearlong 21st Century Skills initiative of […]

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UMM leadership change announced

Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), has announced his intention to step down, effective Aug. 15. Egan joined UMM, a regional campus of the University of Maine, on Aug. 13, 2018.  Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice […]

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Yarbrough named 2019 Hollings Fellow

University of Maine third-year marine sciences major and honors student Brynn Yarbrough of Wrentham, Massachusetts has been named a 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Yarbrough is one of 125 Hollings Scholars nationwide selected this year by the NOAA Office of Education to receive a two-year academic […]

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Bilingual signage — English and Penobscot — now at UMaine

New University of Maine building and road signage on campus is now bilingual — English and Penobscot. Signs for Memorial Gym and New Balance Student Recreation Center note the names in Penobscot — αttali-milahəyαwələtimək — translated as “place where you play a variety of games.” At Fogler Library, awihkhikaní-wikəwαm means “book house”; at Wells Conference […]

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Archeological research at UMM gets a boost from anonymous donor

The University of Maine at Machias has received a gift of $12,500 from an anonymous donor that will help fund continuing efforts to research, record and archive petroglyph sites on Machias Bay, head of campus Andy Egan has announced. Machias Bay is home to one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs on the Atlantic coast […]

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