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Posted January 5, 2012
David Slagger, a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies student was recently featured in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network story as the first Maliseet Tribal Representative in Maine history to be appointed to the Maine House of Representatives 125th Legislature. Slagger is a member of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians who also has connections to the Aroostook band of the Mi’kmaq Indian nation and the Woodstock First Nation (Maliseet) in Canada. Slagg...
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Posted January 5, 2012
A Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology student, Dan DenDanto was recently featured in a Bangor Daily News story for his work reassembling the skeleton of “Stumpy” an adult female Northern Right Whale who was struck by a large ship in 2004. DenDanto works as a carpenter and whale researcher, who accumulates whale bones and then reassembles the skeletons for museums such as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, where “Stumpy...
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Call for Applications: Spring 2012 Dissertation & Thesis Studios
As classes resume, applications will be reviewed for 4 open seats at the Graduate School’s Dissertation & Thesis Studio.
What is the Studio?
The Studio is a UMaine Graduate School-supported program that engages small, interdisciplinary groups of graduate students in structured peer-review and feedback on drafts of their Thesis or Dissertation projects. It is de...
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Posted January 1, 2012
A Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering alumni, Ryan Beaumont is the owner and founder of R. M. Beaumont Corp in Brunswick, ME which was recently featured in The Bangor Daily News as a result of his success in the green energy technology field and his ability to run a successful business in Maine. Beaumont has been involved in testing off shore wind turbines, experimental tidal energy projects, and has contracted for the paper industry all over the sta...
