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Renewed NIH grant to expand UMaine’s impact on biotech workforce  

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) renewed the University of Maine’s first T32 institutional predoctoral training grant, expanding support for doctoral students in biomedical science and engineering.  UMaine’s T32 program, launched in 2019, was the first of its kind at the state’s flagship university and remains one of only two active programs in Maine. Led […]

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Sharing expertise with rural America subject of Mitchell Center talk Sept. 29

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how experts can effectively share their knowledge with rural communities at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29.  In “Whose Knowledge Counts? Trust, Expertise, and the Politics of Sustainability in Rural America,” Nicholas F. Jacobs will explore […]

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New York Times speaks with Socolow on media consolidation

University of Maine communications and journalism professor, Michael Socolow, spoke with the New York Times about the American tech company Oracle and their growing enterprise. Co-founded by Larry Ellison, Oracle now owns shares in TikTok, and has executed a recent $8 billion deal to secure CBS News and CNN. “Everything is consolidating,” said Socolow. “What […]

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Newsweek discusses new island formation in Alaska with Kreutz

Newsweek reported on the melting of The Alsek Glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, which has created a new island in Alsek Lake. The new land formation brings to light pre-existing concerns about global warming and rising sea levels. Karl Kreutz, University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences director and Climate Change […]

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CBC highlights research to help track right whales

With only 370 endangered right whales remaining in the world, University of Maine researchers have joined together with the New England Aquarium in Boston to create honing models on where the whales will appear next. Lead researcher Camille Ross, an associate research scientist at the New England Aquarium and former UMaine graduate student, told the […]

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UMaine Extension Outdoor School for All featured in Maine media

“Research has reinforced that outdoor learning benefits students’ academic performance and their physical and social-emotional wellbeing,” Ryder Scott, executive director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Centers, told Mainebiz in a story about the Outdoor School for All initiative administered by UMaine Extension. The program aims to provide outdoor leadership and scientific learning to […]

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Fileccia speaks with BDN about college success

College counselors in Maine credit community involvement and emotional support as the two keys to success. Angela Fileccia LCSW, director of the University of Maine Counseling Center, stressed the importance of normalcy and involvement to the Bangor Daily News. “There’s something for everyone,” Fileccia said. “We even have a bee-keeping and a lumber jack club.”

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Relationships help determine whether students report hazing, UMaine study shows

College students’ relationships with friends, professional staff members, faculty and other members of their campus community are an important factor in their willingness to report hazing to their institutions, according to a new study from University of Maine researchers. Shared during National Hazing Awareness Week, which runs through Sept. 26, the study describes how the […]

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