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UMM Provost Swain to Step Down, Return to Teaching
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias has announced that Dr. Stuart Swain will step down as the University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs at the end of the year. Swain has served as the institution’s top academic officer since January 2005.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 22-Aug-12 14:27
UMM Announces Fall Speakers on Precautionary Principle
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias will host several speakers this fall on the Precautionary Principle, a prescription for policy and process in areas of risk and uncertainty, including climate change, public health, and national security policy.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 20-Aug-12 09:00
Making the Grade: UMM Program Provides Training for Service Dogs and their Owners
MACHIAS, Maine – This summer, the University of Maine at Machias ran a unique program to help disabled individuals train their pet dogs to be service animals. The program, made possible through a grant from the Maine Charity Fund, provided training in obedience, public access, and specific tasks for nine dogs and their owners.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 13-Aug-12 09:31
Immersed in the Sea: UMM's Unique MESSY Camp Provides Hands-on Marine Experiences
MACHIAS, Maine – On a Downeast pier, six teens are laying in a row on their bellies, faces so close to the water that occasionally their noses get wet. Their arms reach into the salt water, feeling for marine life: sea squirts, anemones, barnacles. “Do you see those strands that look like fuzzy seaweed?” an instructor asks. “Those are actually animals.”
Click here to read the full postPublished on 09-Aug-12 08:28
UMM Hires Assistant Professor of Plant Biology
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias has announced that Dr. Eric Jones of Tallahassee, Florida, has been hired as an assistant professor of plant biology.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 02-Aug-12 10:27
UMM Named to Colleges of Distinction List
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias has been named a 2012–13 College of Distinction for providing students with the highest level of undergraduate education. UMM joins just three other schools in Maine to be honored with this recognition.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 02-Aug-12 09:47
Longtime Employees Frey and Lewis Retire from UMM
MACHIAS, Maine – Two members of the University of Maine at Machias’ faculty and staff have retired after a combined 55 years of service to the institution. The month of June marked the departure of longtime UMM employees Brenda Frey, career development coordinator, and Alan Lewis, professor of ecology.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 19-Jul-12 15:29
Poet Kirstin Hotelling Zona to Read at UMM on August 1
MACHIAS, Maine – The Maine Writers Series at the University of Maine at Machias will host a poetry reading by Kirstin Hotelling Zona at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1. The reading will take place in the UMM Art Galleries, located in Powers Hall.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 18-Jul-12 14:10
UMM Board of Visitors Elects Officers, Appoints New Members
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias Board of Visitors recently elected officers, welcomed four new members, and recognized the service of two members who completed their terms at the Board’s annual meeting in June.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 06-Jul-12 11:53
UMM Announces Dean's List for Spring 2012
MACHIAS, Maine – Stuart Swain, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine at Machias, has announced that 300 students have been named to the Dean’s List at UMM for the spring 2012 semester.
Click here to read the full postPublished on 02-Jul-12 12:08
