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UMaine Professor to Appear with Couric on ‘Katie’

University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone shares her expertise about childfree adults with Katie Couric on an upcoming broadcast of Katie. Blackstone says producers of the talk show are 99 percent sure the show will air Sept. 16. The associate professor and chair of UMaine’s sociology department says it was rewarding to discuss sociological research […]

Study Focuses on Small Landscape Features with Large Impacts

Study focuses on small landscape features with large impacts.

New Study Finds Quality of Maine Lakes Deteriorating

New study finds quality of Maine lakes deteriorating.

First Female NOAA Administrator to Deliver Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability

First female NOAA administrator to deliver Sen. George J. Mitchell lecture on sustainability.

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $16 Million to 15 Organizations Including UMaine for Projects

U.S. Department of Energy awards $16 million to 17 organizations including UMaine for projects.

Graduate Course at DMC Teaches Students About Light in the Ocean

One-of-a-kind graduate course at Darling Marine Center teaches students from all over the world about light in the ocean.

Grant to Stem Tide of Losing Female Faculty

An initiative to transform the University of Maine by enhancing opportunities for women has received an additional $284,093 from the National Science Foundation. The supplemental funds will be used to develop a regional consortium to assist in the retention of female science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculty by facilitating dual-career hiring –– providing opportunities […]

IPh.D. Candidate McGreavy Reflects on Her Selection for the Doctoral Honors Seminar and Her Research

University of Maine graduate student Bridie McGreavy was one of 29 doctoral students nationwide who were selected to participate in this year’s Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top Ph.D. students and faculty to discuss current topics […]

UMaine Researcher Finds Fruit Lowers Triglycerides

UMaine researcher finds fruit lowers triglycerides.

History Professor Awarded Fulbright Canada Fellowship

Scott See, the Libra professor of history at the University of Maine, has been awarded a Fulbright Canada fellowship for research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the 2013–2014 academic year. He will study the emergence of written Canadian history that portrays the country in a peaceful light. See’s research project, “Public Memory […]

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