NBC News, People Magazine, FOX, the New York Post, India Today, New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and other news outlets nationwide highlighted Joan Alexander, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from UÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ more than six decades after she started working toward a degree. […]
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The ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and Gov. Janet Mills launched Dairy Month on June 6 at the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ’s Witter Farm, uniting dairy farmers, 4-H students, researchers, state and local leaders and industry partners. Together, and with a celebratory milk toast, they highlighted the vital role of dairy in ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ’s agricultural […]
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For Ryan Murray of Scarborough, ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ, music is a medium that bridges the teacher-student connection. Murray recently graduated from the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ with a bachelor’s in music education and a vocal concentration. He is a strong proponent of the importance of music education. “I definitely think it’s a little bit niche. It’s not something […]
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Jose Eduardo Meireles, assistant professor of plant evolution and systematics at the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to develop faster, cheaper methods to study biodiversity and plant function. The CAREER, or Faculty Early Career Development, awards are among NSF’s most prestigious and support research and education activities led […]
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Spectrum News highlighted a new program from the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ that aims to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce to address its challenges in youth mental health care. With the help of a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation, UÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ will train graduate students and clinicians in Modular Approach to Therapy for Children.
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The Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on the $250,000 in philanthropic funding from an anonymous donor to support graduate students whose degree progress has been jeopardized by the loss of federal research funding. Approximately 20 students will receive awards of up to $10,000 each, with priority given to doctoral students nearing degree […]
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In the late 1950s, Joan Alexander was studying at the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ in hopes of becoming a teacher. At the time, career options for women were limited to education, English and home economics. Yet Alexander was prevented from earning her degree because she wasn’t allowed to student teach while pregnant. In addition to her […]
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The ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ has announced the availability of $250,000 in new philanthropic funding to support graduate students whose progress toward completing their degree has been jeopardized by the loss of federal research funding. The support, made possible through an anonymous gift to the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ Foundation, augments the existing Graduate Centennial Impact Fund, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ Machias.
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Bob Steneck, who helped reshape marine research in ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ during his 41-year career at the ÎÞÓÇÊÓƵ, 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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