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$20 million grant awarded for Maine Environmental DNA initiative to support coastal ecosystems 

A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation EPSCoR program will fund a five-year initiative that aims to revolutionize environmental monitoring, ecological understanding and sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The University of Maine is partnering with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and other collaborators in education, government agencies, citizen’s groups and local industry statewide. “The […]

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President Ferrini-Mundy talks with Ellsworth American about UMM progress

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy told The Ellsworth American that she’s optimistic about changes at the University of Maine at Machias since it became a regional campus of UMaine. Marine science programs, for instance, continue to be a staple. And new programs — including nursing —are being added. And starting next year, full-tuition scholarships […]

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Megan Driscoll presents at the Darling Marine Center

Students share marine science research at SEA Fellows Symposium

Megan Driscoll wants to replace plastic made of petroleum with plastic made of algae.  So this summer, the University of Maine intern made algae-based bioplastic and documented how it broke down over time in the Damariscotta River Estuary.   Driscoll, a junior marine sciences major from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, presented her project Aug. 6 at the fourth […]

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Hecker named senior advisor, Gilbert interim executive vice president for academic affairs and provost

University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Jeffrey Hecker has been named senior advisor to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective Sept. 1. As senior advisor, Hecker will assist the university in key strategic areas, including UMaine’s budget development and implementation process. In the 2018–19 academic year, President Ferrini-Mundy and Provost Hecker led […]

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SEA Fellows

Student science symposium Aug. 6 at University of Maine Darling Marine Center

Ongoing research in aquaculture, wild-caught fisheries and Maine’s marine economy by University of Maine students and scientists, as well as industry and community partners statewide, will be the focus of the fourth annual SEA Fellows Symposium Aug. 6 at the UMaine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The symposium, which is free and open to the […]

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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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Whitehead named chief of staff to UMaine President Ferrini-Mundy

Kimberly Whitehead, who has served in faculty and administrative roles at public and private universities for nearly 20 years, has been named chief of staff to University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective July 15. For the past five years, Whitehead has been at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where she has served as […]

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