Students in the Spotlight
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Robert Freeman, doctoral student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, awarded best student paper prize at the recent Transatlantic Land Use Conference held in Washington, DC.
Posted February 14, 2008
Robert Freeman, a doctoral student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, was awarded the best student paper prize at the recent Transatlantic Land Use Conference held in Washington, DC. Additional information is available in the September edition of Network07, the Northeast Rural Development quarterly newsletter that can be viewed HERE. Freeman's advisors include Prof. Kathleen Bell in the School of Economics.
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Robert "BJ" Kitchin, doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Studies, recently named recipient of American Public Health Association’s DisAbility Forum Student Member Award
Posted February 14, 2008
Robert "BJ" Kitchin, a doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Teaching Assistant in Disability Studies, was recently named the recipient of the American Public Health Association’s DisAbility Forum Student Member Award. The award is presented each year to one college student in the United States who has contributed promising work to advance the health and quality of life of people with disabilities. The American Public Health Association is one of the nation’s largest public health associations. "BJ is a role model and ambassador who puts disability studies in the forefront of student’s minds," says Elizabeth DePoy, coordinator of interdisciplinary disability studies at the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies.
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Patrick Devanney, master's student in Higher Education, chosen for National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Conference Committee Internship
Posted February 14, 2008
Patrick Devanney, currently a Master of Education student in Higher Education and Vice-President of UMaine's Graduate Student Government, was chosen as one of three graduate students for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region I Conference Committee Internship for the conference in Burlington, VT. Patrick will also sit on a panel for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in Student Affairs.
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Emily Notch, doctoral student in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, profiled in latest issue of UMaine Today for her research on environmental estrogen
Posted February 14, 2008
Emily Notch, a doctoral student in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, was profiled in the latest issue of UMaine Today for her research on environmental estrogen. Notch is a recent recipient of a prestigious STAR Fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The full UMaine Today article is available HERE.
