Recently the University of Maine recognized 2,026 students for achieving Deans List honors in the Spring 2012 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,728 are from Maine, 242 are from out of state, and 56 are from foreign countries. Listed below are students who received Deans List honors for the 2012 Spring […]
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The MarineLink.com website posted a photograph of UMaine School of Marine Sciences graduate student Jennifer McHenry along with a report about a new, technologically enhanced, remotely operated underwater vehicle McHenry and colleagues will use to broaden their abilities to study oceans and waterways. The article said UMaine’s Darling Marine Center is home to world-renowned research […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, and UMaine political scientist Amy Fried Thursday for a report on the U.S. Supreme Court vote upholding the Affordable Care Act. Kaye praised the decision and Fried noted that the court’s ruling also said states will not be required to […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson has been elected to serve a two-year term on the steering committee of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). His term begins July 1. ACUPCC is a consortium of 677 colleges and universities committed to reducing carbon emissions and aggressively promoting energy efficiency. The 33-member steering […]
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In a Bangor Daily News article about the merger of Maine’s Agriculture and Conservation departments, UMaine professor of food science and nutrition Mary Ellen Camire commented that there may trial-and-error in the merger at first, followed by another reorganization. She also said she hopes food safety isn’t overshadowed as a priority in a larger department. […]
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Gianna Marrs, UMaine’s interim director of student financial aid, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald story about a negotiations in Congress to freeze the interest rate for federal-backed student loans. There is a chance the interest rate could double, and Marrs said her office is working with students to make sure they fully understand […]
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University of Maine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey was interviewed Wednesday for a Maine Public Broadcasting report about UMaine’s new Brunswick Engineering program at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. Humphrey said the hands-on program is designed to increase the number of engineering students in Maine. Humphrey observed that Maine is currently 49th in […]
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University of Maine Center on Aging Director Len Kaye is available to discuss how the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the proposed repeal of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act may affect Americans, older Americans and baby boomers in particular. Kaye, in Bangor, is at (207) 262-7922 or len.kaye@umit.maine.edu. The decision […]
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Adrienne Leppold, a University of Maine Ph.D. candidate in the School of Biology and Ecology, has been awarded a Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation fellowship for her work studying songbird migration in the Gulf of Maine. Leppold works with UMaine bird biologist Rebecca Holberton, who leads the Northeast Regional Migration Monitoring Network. More information about […]
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