The Bangor Daily News highlighted the research and achievements of Kendra Batchelder, co-founder/CEO of Waved Medical LLC and a University of Maine alumna. She and her company will be competing for $25,000 in the Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event during the Maine Entrepreneurs Summit after recently winning the Regional Top Gun Pitch. Batchelder applied her […]
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University of Maine chair and professor of political science Mark Brewer was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for his input on voter turnout for the 2024 presidential election. Brewer said turnout is always higher in presidential years as opposed to nonpresidential years. “Right now, a fairly large percentage of voters are expressing dislike of […]
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The Portland Press Herald and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, on conditions that could cause a decrease in the population size of browntail moth caterpillars. Their microscopic hairs travel through the air and cause an itchy rash in humans, but a […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 2024 Matthew R. Simmons Windstorm Challenge hosted by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). Approximately 800 middle and high school students competed during the annual event on Friday, May 10 at the Harold Alfond […]
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Maine’s first small research satellite, designed to engage middle and high school students in STEM, is expected to launch into orbit within the next couple of months. Firefly Aerospace, a company based in Cedar Rapids, Texas, integrated the nearly 1 foot tall satellite, known as MESAT1, into a rocket to be launched from the Vandenberg […]
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Administrative Specialist Emily Mott and Community Education Assistant Elizabeth Stanley have been named the 2024 Outstanding Classified Employees at the University of Maine by the Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC). Mott and Stanley both work with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The award recognizes classified employees’ exceptional service and dedication to UMaine, increasing the campus […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the efforts of the University of Maine School of Nursing to restructure their nursing program, address burnout and increase nurse retention. “The goal is to help students learn to manage stress and burnout before they graduate,” said Kelley Strout, director of the UMaine School of Nursing. “We want to produce […]
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An op-ed in The Berkshire Eagle argued that one of the most useful tools for farmers to combat climate change is connections with other farmers. The author highlighted participation in a 2020 University of Maine Climate Adaption Fellowship program led by Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at UMaine, and said the power […]
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Reduce food waste by enjoying a free meal and good company during the Machias Area Community Suppers held at 5 p.m. on Thursdays at the Center Street Community Room, 9 Center St. The next weekly supper will be on May 16. Hosted by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, […]
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The 2024 University of Maine Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition is opening Friday, May 17. “Proximity” will be on display in Lord Hall Gallery at Lord Hall art gallery through July 12, with the opening reception May 17 from 5-7 p.m. After the opening reception, the exhibition will be available for viewing Monday-Friday from […]
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