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Can scientists track sharks in real time? A UMaine researcher explains

Walt Golet says tagging provides valuable data on shark movement, travel, habitat and reproduction

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UMaine students hit home run with Sea Dogs internships

University of Maine graduate Chantelle Flores named prestigious Marcus Urann Fellow

From substitute to full-time teacher, Emma Tupper finds her place in rural education

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UMaine nursing students gain global perspective while providing care in rural Peru

Woodcock charge deer to defend nests, UMaine researchers find

UMaine rising senior earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for biomedical research

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University of Maine joins NSF Seafood Engine initiative to advance New England fisheries and aquaculture

Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it

NorthStar 4-H program helps rural Maine youth discover new opportunities

UMaine students gain firefighting experience through prescribed burn

Spring 2026 Dean’s List honors academic excellence at UMaine and UMaine Machias

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UMaine Summer Technology Institute helps educators navigate AI, student engagement ahead of new school year

UMaine’s CUGR announces 2026 summer undergraduate research fellowship recipients

Free UMaine summer camp allows high schoolers to build parts used in smartphones and spaceships

Tickets now on sale for Maine Blue Economy Week

Guidoboni, Carter selected for prestigious national higher education leadership program

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Media highlight UMaine-led Forest Bioproducts Tech Hub

WABI interviews UMaine food safety expert on cyclospora outbreak

Fox 22 interviews Derba on MLB teams Drafting UMaine players

Brewer discusses town manager retention problems with Maine Monitor, Press Herald

NHPR reports on UMaine discovery that woodcock charge deer to defend nests

Faculty Focus

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UMaine’s Mark Brewer, the state’s go-to political voice, has never been this busy

UMaine-led team selected for inaugural DOE Genesis Mission to advance AI in underground science

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What can Mainers expect during the Aug. 12 partial solar eclipse? A UMaine expert explains.

UMaine-led $20 million EDA Tech Hub investment fuels Maine’s forest economy

How to minimize spread of cyclospora, according to UMaine food safety expert

UMaine researchers developing sensors for monitoring nuclear fusion reactors

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