UMaine lecturer speaks to LA Times on Vietnamese history
The Los Angeles Times interviewed historian and lecturer at UMaine, An Nguyen, on what the day of Vietnam’s liberation, April 30, should be called.
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Maine Monitor interviews two UMaine professors on sustainable forestry
The Maine Monitor interviewed University of Maine forestry professors Robert Seymour and Jessica Leahy on sustainable forestry. This was also reported on by News Center Maine and the Portland Press Herald.
Read moreHouse Digest cites UMaine Extension resource on bees and wild blueberries
House Digest referenced a bulletin from University of Maine Cooperative Extension on how honey bees pollinate lowbush blueberries, also known as wild blueberries.
Read moreHistory students to lead UMaine historical walking tour May 2
Students in the University of Maine’s spring 2025 “Intro to Public History” course will lead two UMaine History Trail walking tours on the last day of classes, Friday, May 2. The tours will last about 45 minutes and begin at 11 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the lobby of Fogler Library that faces the Mall. […]
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Meet the 2025 Outstanding Graduating Students
Ten undergraduates have been named 2025 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Siddhartha Bajracharya Maine College of Engineering and ComputingBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Siddhartha Bajracharya of Kathmandu, Nepal, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. A computer engineering major, Bajracharya […]
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Siddhartha Bajracharya: Outstanding Graduating International Student
Siddhartha Bajracharya of Kathmandu, Nepal, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. A computer engineering major, Bajracharya discovered his passion for embedded systems, a specialized computer system combining hardware and software, through high-altitude ballooning workshops at the University of Maine and Montana State University. He collaborated with students […]
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Morgan Bisecco: Outstanding Graduating Student
Morgan Bisecco from North Haven, Connecticut, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School (MBS). She is majoring in business administration in finance with a second major in management and a minor in economics. She has been active in Beta Gamma Sigma and worked as an MBS ambassador and peer leader, as well […]
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Elizabeth Brennan: Outstanding Graduating Student
Elizabeth Brennan of West Chester, Pennsylvania, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. She is a wildlife ecology major and member of the Honors College, through which she wrote a thesis titled “Phenological changes in Arctic and Common Terns across Maine’s coastal islands.” While attending the University of […]
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Daniela Chavez de Paz Solis: Outstanding Graduating International Student
Daniela Chavez de Paz Solis of Lima, Peru, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Honors College. She is majoring in biology with a concentration in pre-medical sciences. Chavez’s experiences have connected her passions for science and service, beginning with her efforts to establish a chapter of the Maine Red Cross on the University […]
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Thomas Freel: Outstanding Graduating International Student
Thomas Freel from Aberdeen, Scotland, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student for the Maine Business School. He is majoring in business administration in finance and is a member of the Men’s Ice Hockey team. His experience connected him with a group of fellow student athletes who motivated him and helped him grow as a teammate […]
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