WATERVILLE, Maine, July 10 -- Colby College issued the following news: By Kayla Voigt Five faculty members received fellowships from the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities: Aaron Hanlon, associate professor of English; Taka Suzuki, assistant professor of art; Amanda Lilleston, assistant professor of art; and AB Brown and Gwyneth Shanks, assistant professors of performance, theater, and dance. Fellows spend their year developing or reworking humanities courses related to either digital   more

WATERVILLE, Maine, July 10 -- Colby College issued the following news: By Laura Meader Summer is the traditional time when Colby bids farewell to senior faculty retiring from classroom teaching. Five distinguished scholars leave Mayflower Hill having impacted the lives of thousands of students and making singular contributions to their respective fields. Prolific scholars and transformative teachers, they have enriched Colby in numerous ways and fostered a more inclusive and stronger institut  more

ORONO, Maine, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Margaret Estapa has long yearned to help uncover whether life exists beyond Earth. For two decades, she has studied the biogeochemical processes of ocean particles and believes her work can someday help with investigating vast ice-covered seas on other worlds. Thanks to a grant from the Hypothesis Fund, Estapa can now explore whether the same tools for studying oceanic particles on Earth can be used f  more

BANGOR, Maine, July 11 -- Husson University issued the following news release: Husson University student-athlete Kenzie Dore has been named North Atlantic Conference Woman of the Year, an honor that recognizes graduating student-athletes who distinguish themselves in academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership. Dore, who earned a 4.0 grade point average at Husson, was a valedictorian of the Class of 2024 and graduated in May with a master's in criminal justice administra  more