John Cyrus: At 69, finishing the undergraduate degree he always wanted
John Cyrus always said that if he won the lottery, he would start his own research lab to study whatever scientific questions his mind latched onto. He never did land […]
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Emily Filiberti: Making international bird connections
University of Maine graduate student Emily Filiberti of Fairfax, Vermont has spent her summer in the woods of Wisconsin tracking forest songbirds. With the guidance of her adviser Amber Roth, […]
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Hunter Praul: Tracking turtles
Growing up in China, Maine, Hunter Praul said he always had an interest in exploring the outdoors, especially for reptiles and amphibians. He became an Eagle Scout, but even outside […]
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Isabelle Hallagan: Gaining valuable experience at Best Buddies Maine
Isabelle Hallagan, a rising senior from Falmouth, Maine, has only been a part of the Best Buddies program at UMaine since her junior year but fell in love with it […]
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Lucia Liet: Using eDNA to save the Atlantic cod
Lucia Liet was working as an ocean rescue lifeguard on the Jersey Shore when she decided that she wanted to study ecology. Now, she has moved up the East Coast […]
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Rafa Tasnim: Safeguarding Maine wild blueberries from climate change
Like many crops across the world, wild blueberries face several threats posed by climate change, including rising temperatures. Rafa Tasnim from Dhaka, Bangladesh, is trying to pinpoint new ways growers […]
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MBS alumni: Bangor Savings management trainees
Four Maine Business School alumni recently started as management trainees at Bangor Savings Bank. In this program, they will spend the first six months rotating through all BSB departments, implementing […]
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Fran Woodworth: Boren Fellowship recipient to study Portuguese in Brazil
UMaine graduate student Fran Woodworth of Rockport, Maine has been awarded the prestigious Boren Fellowship to study Portuguese in Salvador, Brazil. The Institute of International Education (IIE), on behalf of […]
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Anastasia Lipp: 2022 Lunder Summer Internship recipient
Anastasia Lipp from New Gloucester, Maine has been awarded the prestigious Lunder Summer Internship in Studio Art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Lipp is a rising senior […]
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Maiwand Kakar: IEI in Turkey
Maiwand Kakar enrolled in the Intensive English Institute at the University of Maine for the 2021–22 academic year as an online student based in Turkey. He was recommended for participation […]
