Students recognized for academic achievement for the 2020 fall semester.
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Maine, New England scientists team up to boost region’s sea urchin fishery
Sea urchins are a hot commodity in Asian markets, and one University of Maine scientist believes they could become a valuable economic driver for the region.
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Summer internships in Maine government available
Applications must be submitted by Sunday, Feb. 28.
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The hidden story of when 2 Black UMaine students were tarred and feathered
A humanities specialist at the University of Maine spent 5 years tracking down information about the Red Summer of 1919, the name given to the nationwide wave of violence against Black Americans that year.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Internship program opens 2021 applications for Maine students, companies
Innovate for Maine Fellows looking for both student fellows to join the 2021 cohort and a variety of for-profit companies with innovative products, services, or processes to host them.
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Baby lobsters may be adaptable to changes in Gulf of Maine, study shows
A team examined how post-larval lobsters’ genes react to the effects of ocean warming, acidification and the combination of both.
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UMaine to use 3-D printer to manufacture wind turbine blades
The University of Maine will receive more than $2.8 million from the U.S. energy department for the project, Maine’s U.S. senators announce.
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UMaine students build website with outdoor resources for teachers
ORONO — Students in the University of Maine’s outdoor leadership program have created a website umaine.edu/outdoorleadership that K-12 teachers can use to plan outdoor lessons and activities. The site features videos, quizzes, slideshows and other resources produced by UMaine students on topics ranging from mountain biking and wilderness survival to outdoor ethics issues, such as […]
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Planning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
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State launches campaign to help students with college admissions process
The On Track for College series will deliver a dozen virtual college counseling and decision-making events for high school students this spring.