News Center Maine interviewed Kristin Vekasi, director of the International Affairs Program at the University of Maine, on how foreign trade zones could minimize tariffs. “Instead of having an 80-percent price increase, they might be able to keep it to say, 10,” said Vekasi, who is also an associate professor of political science and international […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, on the 2026 election races for Maine’s second congressional district and governor. “As someone who values elections for giving voters real, meaningful choices, if these races play out the way we think […]
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Maine faces significant challenges in youth mental health care. In response, the University of Maine is working to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce with the help of grant funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit whose goal is for all Maine children to be resilient and ready to succeed. According to […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UMaine Machias.
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News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and WFVX (Channel 7) highlighted the success of Kara Peruccio, an assistant professor in both the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, on “Jeopardy!”
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration on Friday, May 2, at Wells Conference Center. The University of Maine’s 2025 Distinguished Maine Professor, Mark Brewer, was recognized there. Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, Brewer received the highest faculty accolade for his quality of teaching, […]
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Artificial intelligence is changing how people live, work and solve problems at breakneck speed. To set the stage for AI adoption that is ethical and beneficial, experts from across Maine teamed up to bring people together to discuss the latest opportunities, implications and insights on AI for the state. The University of Maine AI Initiative […]
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CBS News interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, about the childfree by choice movement on which she has researched and published studies. “We are raised to believe that it is our destiny to become parents,” Blackstone said.
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on the recently completed mural on the Kenduskeag Stream Pump Station in downtown Bangor. University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students partnered with the nonprofit Bangor Beautiful to create artwork that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian Meaghan Caron on her experiences as a student-athlete. Caron, who is pursuing dual degrees and three majors in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was also a member of the Field Hockey […]
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