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UMaine senior helps document seabird discovery during Project Puffin internship

Working as a summer research assistant with the National Audubon Society Seabird Institute’s Project Puffin, Buchanan learned ...
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Down East speaks with Wason and Weiskittel on the future of Maine’s forests

Down East Magazine interviewed Jay Wason, associate professor in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, and Aaron Weiskittel, director of the UMaine’s Center for Advanced Forestry ...
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Financial Post interviews Tijerina on economic ties between Maine and Canada

The Financial Post featured Stefano Tijerina, a University of Maine senior lecturer in management who studies the history of Canada-U.S. economic relations, discussing how tariffs are impacting the ...
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UMaine study explores whether music can help older adults maintain brain health

University of Maine researchers are studying whether listening to music or learning to play an instrument could help older adults maintain cognitive function as they age.
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UMaine nursing professor elected treasurer of National League for Nursing

Colleen Marzilli, a professor of nursing at the University of Maine, has been elected treasurer of the National League for Nursing Board of Governors for the 2026-29 term. In the national leadership ...
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UMaine forestry expert co-authors national guidance on disaster preparedness

John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, co-authored the first paper in a series designed to help communities nationwide prepare for future national disasters ...
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News Center interviews Mike DeVito on student-athletes

News Center Maine featured Mike DeVito, former NFL player, director of player development and alumni relations for the University of Maine’s football team, and lecturer in philosophy on guiding ...
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WABI 5 features UMaine researchers on projects to replace single-use plastics

During Maine Sea Grant’s Marine Debris Symposium, WABI 5 interviewed University of Maine Ph.D. student and researcher Greg Simms on using lobster shell composites to make biodegradable golf tees. “I ...
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Graduate Student Government

Welcome to the University of Maine graduate community! Please bear with us as we start updating out website! We’re thrilled you’re joining us. As your Graduate Student Government, we’re here to make ...
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UMS TRANSFORMS

Through four key initiatives, UMS TRANSFORMS is advancing educational attainment, workforce development, innovation, and R&D for the state of Maine. We believe that education is our highest and best ...
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The Process Development Center

In December 2024, the Process Development Center hosted the inaugural Thermoformed Molded Fiber Symposium, the first event dedicated solely to technical innovations and emerging trends in thermoformed ...
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Office of the President

Joan Ferrini-Mundy is the 21st president of the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, and the vice chancellor for research and innovation for the University ...