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Tammy Randall named 2025 Outstanding Classified Employee 

Tammy Randall, an administrative specialist with the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, has been named the 2025 Outstanding Classified Employee by the University of Maine Employees Advisory Council.  The award recognizes classified employees’ exceptional service and dedication to UMaine, increasing the campus community’s awareness of the indispensable contributions that represented and nonrepresented classified employees […]

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Maine media highlight 2025 commencement ceremonies

The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UMaine Machias.

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UMaine faculty member’s success on ‘Jeopardy’ highlighted in media

News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and WFVX (Channel 7) highlighted the success of Kara Peruccio, an assistant professor in both the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, on “Jeopardy!”

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Allan discusses school’s anti-hazing efforts with Press Herald

In a story about Mt. Ararat High School’s efforts to combat hazing following incidents involving its boy’s hockey team, the Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine and co-founder of the group StopHazing. The district in which the school resides, School Administrative District (SAD) 75, plans […]

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WGME interviews Dill on ‘No Mow May’

WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab coordinator Griffin Dill about whether residents should worry about tick exposure if they participate in “No Mow May.” Dill said short grass isn’t suitable for ticks because they can dry out in the sun, but they can be found along the edge […]

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UMaine marine scientist elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Bob Steneck, who helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career at the University of Maine, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.  Established just after the American Revolution by Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and 60 others, the Academy honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor […]

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Singh family pledges $3.5M for scholarships and endowed chair in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing 

University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeff Mills today announced a $3.5 million pledge from alumni Rajendra “Raj” Singh (‘77G, ‘24H) and Neera Singh (‘24H) for scholarships for Maine students and the Singh Chair in Applied Innovation. The announcement was made Tuesday at the UMaine Foundation’s annual luncheon recognizing members of its Charles F. Allen Society, […]

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Darling Marine Center documents local shellfish harvesting trends, changes

By studying the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries, University of Maine researchers have formally documented shifts in shellfish populations, from soft shell clams to oysters. Because Maine’s intertidal mudflats, such as those found in these estuaries, are difficult to study, this work filled an important gap in information about shellfish harvesting. Research documented how tidal […]

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Singh featured as a garden expert on MarthaStewart.com

Ankit Singh, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and University of Maine Maine sustainable agriculture and ornamental horticulture educator, was featured as an expert on how to keep weeds out of raised garden beds on MarthaStewart.com. “Water only where your plants are, not the whole bed, as dry soil discourages weed growth,” Singh said.

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Allan speaks on Syracuse, NY hazing incident in media, op-ed

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with CNN and Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse, New York, as well as wrote an opinion piece for Syracuse.com about the hazing incident last week at Westhill High School in Syracuse. “Very, very few report it and also very few, only about […]

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