ORONO, Maine, June 26 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:

The University of Maine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2026 recipients of the CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Summer Research Fellowships.

The fellowships were developed to increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and creative activity. Winners receive $3,000 to put toward their research projects over the summer months.

The 2026 CUGR Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients are:

* Abigail Bergmark, microbiology, for a project titled "Cyclic-di-GMP Effects on Candida albicans in the Presence of Fluconazole." Bergmark will be advised by Robert Wheeler.

* Amelia Bradford, anthropology,...