Maeve Noone-Price, a candidate for Master of Science in  Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "How White Pine Weevil (Pissodes Strobi ) Damage to Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus ) Varies with Site, Climate, and Mechanical Resistance Factors". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Maeve Noone-Price at maeve.nooneprice@maine.edu.

Kit Carpenter, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending their thesis titled, "A Study In Fur: Using Mechanistic Modeling and Local Ecological Knowledge to Determine Thermal Limits of American Marten." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kit Carpenter at sarah.carpenter@maine.edu.

Ashley Howes, a candidate for Master of Science in Microbiology, will be defending her thesis titled, "CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF POLYMORPHIC TOXINS IN PHAGE-ENCODED ESX-SECRETED TOXIN SYSTEMS ON WHIB7 EXPRESSION AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashley Howes at ashley.howes@maine.edu.

Victoria DeMambro, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending her dissertation titled "TISSUE NONSPECIFIC ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, MORE THAN A PRO-MINERALIZING ENZYME." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Victoria DeMambro at victoria.demambro@maine.edu.

Lila Beck, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, " Hiding in Plain Site? Implications of Long-Term Density Management Trials Across a Gradient of Environmental Conditions in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lila Beck at lila.beck@maine.edu.

Bailey McLaughlin, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled "Oh, the places they'll go!: Examining Historic and Contemporary Tree Range Shifts." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bailey McLaughlin at bailey.mclaughlin@maine.edu.

Josephine Adu-Gyamfi, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled "Guiding Sustainable Enhanced PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Options." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Josephine Adu-Gyamfi at josephine.adugyamfi@maine.edu.

James LeBlanc, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending his thesis titled, "Imbalance: Reflections on Queer and Rural Identities." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact James LeBlanc at james.leblanc1@maine.edu.

Kodey Silknitter, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending his dissertation titled "Understanding the Role of b4gat1 in the Neuromuscular System Utilizing a Novel Zebrafish Model." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kodey Silknitter at kodey.silknitter@maine.edu.

Cecilia Andrade, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled "REIMAGINING IDENTITY THROUGH EMBODIED RESISTANCE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Cecilia Andrade at cecilia.andrade@maine.edu.