The documentary “Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty” will screen at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. to kick off a Maine-focused film series called The Right to Food. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with a panel, including representatives […]
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Multiple college guides have once again placed the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, among the best higher education institutions nationwide in their latest editions. The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings featured UMaine in its list for top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and […]
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Machias, Maine — University of Maine at Machias Professor Marcus LiBrizzi has been researching and collecting the ghost stories of Brazil for a decade, traveling across the country from the Amazon Rainforest in 2012 to southeastern Brazil five years later. Now, a University of Maine faculty research grant will allow LiBrizzi to further his work […]
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During the month of September, the University of Maine at Machias will host multiple events bringing awareness and support to those who have been touched by suicide. The lawn bordering College Hill will be the site of an outdoor Suicide Memorial/Awareness Display featuring pinwheels representing lives lost annually to suicide in Maine. To have a […]
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Attending an Accepted Student Day is one of the best ways for students and their families to explore the academic programs UMaine Machias has to offer. This program is applicable for first-year or transfer students wanting to learn more about the various majors and opportunities at the University of Maine at Machias. Hosted at the […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Katerina Graham of East Machias. Since her graduation from UMM’s college studies program with a concentration in special education in 2018, Graham has served as a special education teacher in two local schools, teaching students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Tell us a little bit about what you […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Amity Katharine Libby, who earned a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Maine at Machias in 1999. Originally from the Washington County town of Talmadge, Libby is now a self-employed artist living in Dixfield, Maine. Libby also teaches online courses on botanical paper artwork, which can […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Tom Romano, a 2015 graduate of UMM’s Recreation and Tourism Management program. Originally from Ashland, Massachusetts, Romano currently serves as a coordinator of youth and family recreation programs for the Town of Lexington, Mass. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now. Throughout the year I […]
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This month’s spotlight shines on Bennett Ellis, who has been working as an aquaculture production technician at the Downeast Institute (DEI) since 2014, after completing two summer internships there as an undergraduate student. Originally from Hopedale, Mass., Ellis graduated from the marine biology program at the University of Maine at Machias in 2014 and currently […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Cara Cushing, a 2020 graduate of UMM’s college studies program. Originally from Philadelphia, Pa., she currently lives in Washington County and has stayed on at the University of Maine at Machias as a staff member in the public relations department. Tell us a little bit about what you are […]
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