New data on taxable sales from 2010 to 2011 released by the Maine Bureau of Revenue Services shows a very slow and steady increase in sales activity, a sign that consumers remain cautious, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics.
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In a story about new UMaine System chancellor James Page, the Chronicle of Higher Education noted that as an adjunct professor of philosophy at UMaine, Page will bring an unusual perspective to his new position. Page told the Chronicle that his dual roles as a businessman and faculty member will help him appreciate the delicate […]
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Children, parents and guardians will have a chance Wednesday, March 7 to learn about more than 100 Maine summer camps for kids at the Summer Camp Fair being held from 4-7 p.m. at the University of Maine New Balance Student Recreation Center.
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Click here to see all Climate Change blog entries. We thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent in Maitenes waiting for the Arrieros to join us with the remaining equipment. We enjoyed beautiful weather and delicious meals, which always included fresh fruits and vegetables that are very difficult to maintain in the field. We spent our […]
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Sarah Smiley, a columnist for the Bangor Daily News wrote Monday about the dinner she and her three sons shared with UMaine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead and student-athletes Nick Pryor and Kyle Beattie. The Black Bear hockey representatives were part of the “Dinner with the Smileys project,” in which Sarah Smiley invites special […]
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The Orlando Sentinel has a story about John Hitt, who served as UMaine interim president from July 1, 1991 to Feb. 23, 1992 and is now marking his 20th year as president of the University of Central Florida. Hitt arrived at UCF after a career at UMaine as vice president for academic affairs and professor […]
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UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott was the subject of a profile in the Bangor Daily News. UMaine President Paul Ferguson was quoted in the story, saying Abbott brings a broad view of college sports with diverse insights. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Maine AgrAbility, a UMaine program that helps address the needs of farmers with disabilities has received a nearly $166,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s AgrAbility program, according to a brief in the Portland Press Herald. The grant was among $4.1 million provided nationwide by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Contact: […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension maple syrup expert Kathy Hopkins about the early start to this year’s maple syrup season. Hopkins said producers all over the state have started to tap trees. There is no downside to the early season, she added as long as temperatures don’t suddenly warm up […]
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A 2010 report by Mary Davis, a UMaine adjunct professor of economics, was noted in a Kennebec Journal story linking the rise in toxins in Maine’s air with an increase in the productivity of Maine’s pulp mills. The 2010 Economic Assessment of Children’s Health and the Environment in Maine, a report published in the Maine […]
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