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Research Finds Consumption of Soda, Including Diet, Related to Metabolic Syndrome

Research finds consumption of soda, including diet, related to metabolic syndrome.

$1.1M Collaborative Project Looks to Better Understand Abundance of Marine Copepod in Northeast Coastal Ocean

$1.1M collaborative project looks to better understand abundance of marine copepod in Northeast coastal ocean.

President Hunter to Stay at Post an Extra Year

Chancellor James H. Page and the University of Maine System Board of Trustees have asked University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter to extend her tenure for an additional year, through June 30, 2017. President Hunter has graciously agreed to do so. “President Hunter and her leadership team are doing important work on and off campus,” […]

UMMA Celebrates 150th with Exhibition that Features Artists with Connection to State

UMMA celebrates 150th with exhibition that features artists with connection to state.

UMaine Researchers Help Forge Planktonic Frontier

University of Maine oceanographers are part of a collaborative international team studying the microscopic world of plankton. During expeditions from 2009 to 2013 aboard Tara, researchers collected 35,000 samples from the world’s oceans. Data generated from the samples are providing unprecedented resources — including a catalog of several million new genes — expected to transform […]

Volunteers, Cheer Stations Sought for Black Bear Marathon

Organizers of the University of Maine’s inaugural Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K are seeking volunteers to assist on race day and at packet pickup, as well as host cheer stations along the route. The races begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 21 and will start and finish on the UMaine track located at […]

Part of the Legacy: UMaine Grads Reminded of Their Role in Carrying the Land Grant Mission Forward

UMaine grads reminded of their role in carrying the land grant mission forward.

Doctoral Students Study Climate Change Effects on Soil, Forest Growth

Thought you had it tough shoveling the walkway this winter? Corianne Tatariw and Kaizad Patel cleared four 16.5-foot by 33-foot plots of land in University Forest in Old Town every time it snowed. All in a quest for knowledge. Tatariw and Patel are pursuing doctoral degrees in ecology and environmental science at the University of […]

Immediate Family to Hold Nine Degrees from UMaine Following Commencement

When Margaret McCollough graduates from the University of Maine at the institution’s 213th Commencement on May 9, her immediate family will hold nine degrees from the university. McCollough, who will earn a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture, is the daughter of Catherine Elliott and Mark McCollough of Hampden, who met at UMaine in the 1980s. […]

Great-Great-Granddaughter of One of UMaine’s First Graduates to Earn Diploma

Five generations of the Haskell family have graduated from the University of Maine since it opened its doors in September 1868. Edwin Haskell was first in 1872. In fact, he was one of the six men in the first-ever graduating class at the university, then called the Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic […]

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