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Rowland named dean of the college, MAFES director

Diane Rowland has been named dean of the college and director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, effective Aug. 1, 2021.

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    Biology and Ecology

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    Communication Sciences and Disorders

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    Earth and Climate Sciences

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    Ecology and Environmental Sciences

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    Economics

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    Food and Agriculture

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    Forest Resources

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    Marine Sciences

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    Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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    Nursing

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    Social Work

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    Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology

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    Darling Marine Center ready for a busy summer

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    Sonora Ortiz: Using physics to pull weeds

  • Emerald ash borer workshop

    UMaine workshop highlights cultural importance of brown ash to Wabanaki tribes, management strategies for emerald ash borer  

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    2021 Maine Forest Tick Survey results released

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    UMaine researchers co-author Smithsonian study about Indigenous oyster consumption

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    UMaine research defines lobster line requirements for whale entanglement risk reduction

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