WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine and The Ellsworth American interviewed Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and the director of research at the Downeast Institute, for reports on the construction for a $6.6 million expansion to the institute. “What we do here at DEI is to try to […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,214 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,634 are from Maine, 533 are from 31 other states and 47 are from 21 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for spring 2018, completing 12 or more credit hours in the semester and […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program opened its 2018 session May 29 with 55 students interning with the state and with municipal governments. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine administers the program, which offers a full-time, 12-week, paid work experience to undergraduate and graduate students in all fields of study […]
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An open house for the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22. The facility at 17 Godfrey Drive in Orono is the new home of UMaine Extension’s Veterinary Diagnostics Lab, including the Aquatic Animal Health Lab, and the Pest Management Unit […]
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The Ellsworth American adapted a University of Maine news release on grants for Down East aquaculture research. The grants from Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) will fund two projects in Washington County to investigate the effects of environmental change and management policies on Atlantic sea scallops and soft-shell clams. SEANET’s goal is to […]
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Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) is funding two projects in Washington County to better understand the effects of environmental change and management policies on soft-shell clams and Atlantic sea scallops. Sustainable aquaculture presents opportunities for economic development and growth in Down East Maine’s coastal communities. “As interest in this industry continues to grow, […]
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Five teen leaders from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Washington County 4-H are committed to bringing positive change to the local community by leveraging the power of technology to tackle the issue of food insecurity. With support from the National 4-H Council and Microsoft Philanthropies, the 4-H Tech Changemakers are interviewing Washington County community […]
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A video of Sandy Copel-Parsons, a 4-H community education assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Machias, is included in the National Science Foundation’s 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase. Copel-Parsons is a representative for Maine 4-H, a partner in the STEM Guides program. The showcase is a way for more than 200 […]
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Juvenile soft-shell “steamer” clams are not surviving to adulthood due to high levels of predation, according to Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and director of research at the nonprofit Downeast Institute (DEI), who partnered with the Maine Clammers Association to conduct the research. The team discovered […]
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The University of Maine at Machias will hold its 107th Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 13 in the Reynolds Center gymnasium. One hundred and three students will graduate with degrees or program certificates. The commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient will be Allagash, Maine native Cathie Pelletier, an award-winning novelist and songwriter. She graduated […]
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