The Portland Press Herald quoted Stefano Tijerina, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, and Howard Cody, a professor emeritus of political science at UMaine, in an article about the effects of Canadian tariffs on Maine exports. The tariffs, a response to tariffs placed on Canadian steel and aluminum by the Trump […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,214 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,634 are from Maine, 533 are from 31 other states and 47 are from 21 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for spring 2018, completing 12 or more credit hours in the semester and […]
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Amy Fried, a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, and Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science at UMaine, wrote a piece on ranked-choice voting for The American Prospect. More than a dozen U.S. cities use ranked-choice voting, but Maine is the first state to implement […]
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Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WGAN’s “Inside Maine” podcast. Glover discussed the current situation regarding U.S. immigration policy and the controversy surrounding it, including the role of deterrence in some decisions on policy action at the federal level.
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The Associated Press reported on the outcome of the use of ranked-choice voting in Maine’s primary election, quoting Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine. Ranked-choice voting in the Maine primary “went off without a hitch,” and its success could inspire the use of the system in other states and […]
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The New York Times quoted Richard Wahle, a professor at the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, and James Acheson, a professor of anthropology at UMaine, in a story on climate change and its effects on the lobster industry. Climate change has caused the Gulf of Maine to warm since the 1980s […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of forest landscape management and economics at the University of Maine, in an article on changes in the forestry market, including increasing prices and demand. Wood prices have doubled in the past six months, resulting from several factors like a buildup in the demand for […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reports five local poets will read from their work at an event in Bar Harbor, including a poet from the University of Maine. Leonore Hildebrandt, a lecturer of English, will read from her new collection of poetry, “Where You Happen To Be.” The free event will take place at Northeast Harbor […]
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Baycka Voronietsky, a former associate professor of piano at the University of Maine, passed away June 1. After moving to Corea, Maine in 1978, she began teaching at UMaine and would continue to do so for the next 35 years, according to her obituary.
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Sapiens reported on archaeological research in Peru by Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, and Kurt Rademaker, a UMaine alumnus and archaeologist with Northern Illinois University. Sapiens is a journal published by Wenner Gren, a large foundation supporting anthropology. Sandweiss and Rademaker, along with other […]
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