A group of University of Maine at Machias botany students are working with Director Rich Bard of the Downeast Coastal Conservancy to develop a management plan for the 126-acre Pike Lands property in Lubec. Don’t think for minute, however, that this is a project working at a desk or sitting in front of a computer. […]
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University of Maine at Machias student Amanda Smith of Machias has received the Maine Campus Compact Heart and Soul Student Award. Maine Campus Compact is a coalition of 18 member campuses aimed at reinvigorating the public purposes and civic missions of higher education. Smith is one of six students in Maine to be honored with […]
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A group of University of Maine at Machias students were presenters last week at this year’s Maine Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference in Portland. The Environmental Recreation and Tourism students’ presentation, Expanding Your Game Bank, was very well received by participants at the conference, according to UMM Professor Karen Beeftink. “82 percent of participants […]
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A University of Maine at Machias first year student has been accepted to intern this summer at the British Virgin Islands to study an endangered species of iguana. Kyle Little of Lyman, Maine, whose major is Wildlife Biology, with concentrations in Herpetology and Ornithology, will be working with the Fort Worth Zoo on the island […]
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Special Olympic competition in Washington County will begin at 9 a.m. May 5 on the University of Maine at Machias campus. This event will include games for the Athletes to participate in, a reception, awards ceremony, and a parade. Special Olympics Maine’s mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety […]
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With assistance from a Hudson Foundation grant, three University of Maine at Machias students have launched The Sipayik Hunger Initiative, a plan to create access to nutritious produce. Ashley Libby, Laura Mitchell and Kylie Nepture are seniors in UMM’s Psychology & Community Studies program. The Sipayik (also known as Pleasant Point) Hunger Initiative will help […]
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A leadership team has been named for the University of Maine at Machias as part of the new partnership with the University of Maine, effective July 1. Dr. Kay Kimball will serve as executive dean/chief academic and operations officer. Dr. Dan Qualls will serve as director of academic support services and community outreach. […]
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Health Equity Alliance will present Sexual Health and Education for People Over 50. This event will be held from 12-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in UMM’s Science 102 auditorium. This is free and open to the public. The event is co-sponsored by the Sunrise Senior College, UMM, the Machias Rotary Club, DECH, and the County […]
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The Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Wolf Luman of Bellows Falls, Vermont, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2013 with a double major in English and Interdisciplinary Fine Art. He is currently an artist and consultant with Ouroboros Studios. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: […]
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The 2017 Clothesline Project and Take Back the Night March will be held this year on Thursday, April 20. The Take Back the Night March is an international event that was created in the 1970s to enable women and men to publicly express opposition to sexual violence. It is estimated that almost 500 people, almost […]
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