Penobscot County

Labeling bottles

State partnership overcomes urgent shortage of key N95 mask testing materials

The University of Maine has manufactured more than 2,200 bottles of testing solutions required to perform aerosol fit tests of N95 masks in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration protocols for testing Personal Protective Equipment. Maine public sector enforcement guidance requires that state and local government health care employers perform an initial qualitative fit test for […]

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WVII interviews Outstanding Graduating Student twins

WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Gabriel and Abram Karam, Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine and twin brothers from Bangor. Gabriel is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and Abram is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. “It is kind of encouraging to have a twin brother because […]

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Food waste in a garbage can

Combating organic waste a goal for Maine Food Production Leadership Council

Helping Maine businesses find food waste solutions is the focus of the Maine Food Production Leadership Council, developed as part of a collaborative project led by a team of University of Maine students and faculty in connection with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Susanne Lee, executive-in-residence at the Maine Business School […]

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Community Learning for Maine website launch event announced

The nonprofit Rural Aspirations Project will host a virtual launch for its new website, Community Learning for Maine (CL4ME) on Thursday, May 14 from 4–5 p.m. on Zoom. The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development helped develop the site, with associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle serving in an advisory role […]

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UMaine's Memorial Union

Meet the 2020 Outstanding Graduating Students

Editor’s Note: Story updated May 1, 2020 Ten undergraduates have been named 2020 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Grace Smith, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and the 2020 salutatorian. The other Outstanding Graduating Students include brothers Abram and Gabriel Karam from […]

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Abram Karam

Abram Karam: Outstanding Graduating Student

Abram Karam, of Bangor, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering.  Karam is double-majoring in civil and environmental engineering and mathematics. Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Recipient of UMaine’s Presidential Scholarship all four years of undergraduate study; received a 2019–20 academic year fellowship from UMaine’s Center for […]

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Gabriel Karam

Gabriel Karam: Outstanding Graduating Student

Gabriel Karam of Bangor, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School.  Karam is majoring in business administration in management, with minors in psychology and political science.  Cite your top academic scholarships, achievements and awards: UMaine Dirigo Scholarship and the Joseph S. Keating Merit Scholarship. Tell us about the research, internships or […]

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Sally Clark

Sally Clark: Outstanding Graduating Student

Sally Clark, of Hudson, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning.  Clark is majoring in university studies with leadership studies track, and a minor in Maine studies. She was born and raised in Lincoln, Maine.  Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Instrumental in creating a […]

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