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UMaine names 2026 valedictorian, co-salutatorians

Ruth Griffith of Parkman, Maine, is the valedictorian, while Isabelle Irani of Spring, Texas, and Andrii Obertas of Lutsk, Ukraine, are the co-salutatorians

UMaine valedictorian Ruth Griffith uses data to tackle economic disparities across Maine

UMaine co-salutatorian Isabelle Irani champions mental health for athletes like her

From Ukraine to UMaine, co-salutatorian Andrii Obertas finds community and hope

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Why students are choosing UMaine: Strong job outcomes drive decisions ahead of May 1

From lobster boat to newsroom, UMaine senior lands reporting job before graduation

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UMaine pilots four-year pathway for teacher education majors to become certified special educators

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UMaine leading international study to develop rapid noninvasive disease detection for Atlantic salmon farms

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UMaine, Maine DMR analysis tracks 20 years of coastal species shifts in the Gulf of Maine

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UMaine ecologist Brian McGill named 2026 AAAS Fellow

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Good Returns: Upward Bound alum and director Rusty Brown gives back to transformative program

Demand for business degrees surges at UMaine, filling incoming class early

For some UMaine students, a first year on the coast makes all the difference

As demand grows for speech, pre-medical and biomedical careers, UMaine sees rising interest in programs

Everything you need to know about UMaine and UMaine Machias 2026 commencement

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Maine educators invited to workshop on computer science learning and teaching

UMaine’s 2026 student art exhibition is opening at Lord Hall

Maine teachers: hone your craft, improve rural education at two UMaine summer conferences

‘The Maine Question’ explores the reality of ‘forever chemicals’

‘Leadership in the High North’ symposium to explore Maine’s role in the Arctic

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NYT interviews Glover about women voters

Guardian reviews new book by Bicks

CBC interviews Tijerina on Canadian tourism decline in Maine

Mainebiz highlights UMaine’s Local Catch Network

Chemical & Engineering News interviews Ishaq on microbe ‘doomsday vault’

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Anna Scaggs and Nick Ritchie: Future teachers took different paths to UMaine

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Jordan Ramos: An artistic take on Maine’s wild blueberry heritage

Eddie Nachamie: Environmental advocate wins prestigious scholarship

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UMaine education researchers share latest studies at AERA annual meeting

Ph.D. student presenting at statewide nutrition and dietetics conference at UMaine

Glover earns Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

Maine Press Association awards scholarships to two UMaine students

UMaine faculty featured in the 2026 edition of Farmers’ Almanac

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