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UMM Professor Receives $100k Grant for Shellfish Research
MACHIAS, Maine – Dr. Brian Beal, a marine ecology professor at the University of Maine at Machias, has received a $100,000 grant from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund Small Campus Initiative to support shellfish research. The project, titled “Shellfish Research in Downeast Maine: Building Innovation Capacity to Diversify Economic Opportunities,” ...
Guitar great Gary Lucas to perform “The Golem” at UMM, March 9
MACHIAS, Maine – Grammy-nominated songwriter and composer Gary Lucas will perform at the University of Maine at Machias at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. Lucas will present his acclaimed original solo guitar accompaniment to the 1920 silent film, “The Golem,” at UMM’s Performing Arts Center. Dubbed “The Thinking Man’s ...
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UMM to Host Feb. 12th Forum on Gun Rights, School Security, Mental Health, and Culture
MACHIAS, Maine – Amid national debate over gun control following the deadly Newtown, Conn., school shooting, the University of Maine at Machias will host a public discussion on policy issues relating to gun rights, school security, mental health, and culture. The forum will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, ...
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UMM Professor Receives $200k Grant to Study Fast-Growth Clams and Cancer
MACHIAS, Maine – University of Maine at Machias biochemistry professor Dr. Shallee Page has been awarded a $200,000, two-year grant from the National Institutes for Health (NIH) to study the DNA of fast-growth soft-shell clams and the relevance of fast-growing cells to human health. Page’s research will focus on a ...
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UMM Book Arts Studio Receives $30K Grant for High-Speed Bindery
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias received a $30,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to add a high-speed bindery to its professional Book Arts Studio. The studio is home to the UMM Press and serves as the printing facility for students in the English ...
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Retiring WCCC president to speak at UMM commencement
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias announced that Dr. Joyce Hedlund, retiring president of Washington County Community College in Calais, will deliver the keynote address at UMM’s 101st commencement ceremony in May. Hedlund began her career as an elementary school teacher in northern Maine before serving in ...
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Gardening expert to speak at UMM
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias will host guest speaker Roger Doiron, garden writer and founder of Kitchen Gardeners International, for a presentation at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Performing Arts Center. The talk is part of the Four Seasons of Food and Community lecture ...
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UMM Receives NEH Grant to Examine Humans and Nature
MACHIAS, Maine – The University of Maine at Machias has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Enduring Questions Program to develop a course exploring the relationship between humans and nature. “Increasing threats to the natural environment have inspired many in the contemporary world ...
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Alumni to Talk Leadership at UMM Forum on April 7
MACHIAS, Maine – “Searching for an Edge in Today’s Job Market” will be the theme of a leadership forum on Saturday, April 7, at the University of Maine at Machias. UMM alumni from across the globe will return to the campus to present on such topics as interviewing strategy, personal ...
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UMM to Host National Park Proponent Jan. 25, Opponent Feb. 8
MACHIAS, Maine – A proposed national park in northern Maine will take center stage at the University of Maine at Machias, where two upcoming speakers will advocate for and against the park proposal. State Senator Cynthia Dill (D-Cape Elizabeth) will speak in favor of the Maine Woods National Park during ...
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Strengthening the schools Maine already has
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Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
How do I teach my kids it’s not OK to be bullied, even by family?
From a mountaintop…of sorts
Custom guitar played by two members of the Beatles sells for $408,000 at auction