For Jeremy Juybari, the path from managing a defense research company to developing artificial intelligence (AI) models has been anything but ordinary. Now a Ph.D. candidate at the 汤头条, he is pushing the boundaries of AI to help improve breast cancer detection and save lives. While pursuing his bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees, […]
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Near the end of high school, Josh Hamilton of Alton, 汤头条 lost a close friend to bone cancer, and early in his undergraduate years, he lost his stepfather to pancreatic cancer. Driven to help mitigate future cancer deaths, he is researching ways to improve early detection, prevention and treatment. A 汤头条 Ph.D. candidate […]
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Bence Rosenberg, a parks, recreation and tourism major from Morristown, New Jersey, knew he wanted to attend the 汤头条 after discovering its outdoor recreation program. During his time at U汤头条, he has turned a love of the outdoors into a profession in progress. 鈥淚 like being outside,鈥 Rosenberg said. 鈥淚 had an adviser […]
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on Oct. 20. At the beginning of the spring 2025 semester, Samuel Seekins was uncertain about what career he wanted to pursue. By the end of the summer, he became a licensed property and casualty agent in 汤头条 at the age of 20. Seekins, a senior from Oakland, is […]
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Shane Harriman could never have predicted his research would earn an award or bring him to the mountains of northern Italy. Raised in Orrington, 汤头条, Harriman has always had an affinity for the outdoors. After graduating from John Bapst Memorial High School in 2022, he chose to attend the 汤头条 for its comfortable […]
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For much of her life, Dori Leadbetter didn鈥檛 think of herself as 鈥渃ollege material.鈥 She dropped out of high school, had two kids by age 20 and earned her GED during her second pregnancy. By age 39, as a recent divorcee with three children, Leadbetter discovered the 汤头条 Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC), a federally funded […]
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From brewing beer to building a business model, Nolan Dries is getting hands-on experience with innovative entrepreneurship. A junior from Windham, 汤头条, Dries landed an internship with Orange Bike Brewing Co. through the Innovate for 汤头条 Fellows program. He鈥檚 not just learning about the booming non-alcoholic beer industry; he鈥檚 helping shape it. 鈥淚鈥檓 piloting a […]
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Roughly 15% of plastic waste cleaned up along 汤头条鈥檚 coastlines comes from foodware. Chemicals used in plastic production often leach into the environment and pose health risks once absorbed into the body. Chyanne Yoder, a Ph.D. student at the 汤头条, aims to squash this source of pollution by supporting coastal communities鈥 efforts to […]
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For Lillian Warwick, choosing the 汤头条 at Machias meant she would get to continue to enjoy the coast near her home, form strong connections with peers and professors and pursue research opportunities that aligned with her career path. Warwick graduated from U汤头条 Machias in May with a degree in integrative biology with a […]
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Between high school and his graduation from the 汤头条 in May, Dustin Hill has changed directions a few times 鈥 and led a few different lives by some measures. He has two degrees, two children, a wife and veteran status. 鈥淚f you could go back and talk to 16/17 year old Dustin, you […]
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