MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town award in the amount of $60,000 to support arts programming and the creation of a public art installation that addresses the impacts of climate change on wild blueberries and local pollinators. The Our Town […]
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Within this new agreement, UMaine Machias is proud to work with Washington County Community College (WCCC) to encourage WCCC students to consider continuing their education by earning a bachelor’s degree at UMaine Machias. Students from WCCC who are completing the AAS in Human Services can transfer into BA in Psychology & Community Studies at UMaine […]
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FEMA has opened a disaster recovery center on the UMaine Machias campus in Torrey Hall for those needing assitance from the January 2024 storms. The center is currently open Monday through Friday from 8 AM – 6 PM. To seek assistance, please come by the center or apply online. News Center Maine has reported additional […]
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Michelle Scarlett is a Downeast papermaker who uses sketchbooks and journals to create art in the mediums of papermaking, printmaking and book arts. She will open her show, “Placemarkers – The Inner Workings Of Sketchbook Ideas” at the University of Maine at Machias on April 12 from 4-6 p.m. in Powers Hall. “Through the mediums […]
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MACHIAS, Maine — In April, the University of Maine at Machias, in partnership with Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc.’s (AMHC)’s Sexual Assault Services and NextStep Domestic Violence Project, will hold events to raise awareness about sexual assault and prevention. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s 2024 theme, Building Connected Communities, “focuses on addressing social and […]
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Daniel Faulkingham, a student at UMaine Machias and Washington county native, qualified for the eNASCAR College iRacing Series at the start of the school year. On January 23rd, Faulkingham competed in the first race of the spring semester and won his second race of the season, leading 43 out of the 73 laps. For more […]
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The University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum, located in downtown Bangor, opened six new exhibitions for the public on Jan. 19. The latest shows include works by Maine-based artists Richard Wilson and Linda Packard, a show curated by the museum’s yearlong curatorial intern from UMaine, Sarah Renee Ozlanski; and selections from the Museum’s permanent collection […]
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Gerry Zegers, associate research professor of biology at the University of Maine at Machias, knows that a career in biology is about more than just working in a lab. Zegers uses his DNA analysis skills to help solve wildlife-related crimes — and he is teaching his students how to do the same. Zegers moved to […]
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Those who were physically injured and surviving family members of those killed in the Lewiston mass shooting last month will be able to attend the University of Maine at Machias, the regional campus of the University of Maine, and other University of Maine System institutions for free. Gov. Janet Mills, Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on “The Religion Move,” a new documentary from Alan Kryszak, a lecturer at the University of Maine at Machias, and his students. “I’m proud of the students who got so intimately involved with making this movie,” said Kryszak.
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