The Bangor Daily News cited research from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine showing a 19% decline in overdose deaths in 2024 from 2023, marking three consecutive years of decline.
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Nicholas Micinski, assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published in The Conversation about migration diplomacy. Micinski’s opinion piece was shared by news outlets nationwide, including the Caledonian Record and NewsTimes.
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Kristen Vekasi, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a story titled “Maine and Canada’s highly integrated lobster industries may face impacts under potential tariffs.”
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The Ellsworth American reported that University of Maine School of Performing Arts professors Scott Cleveland and Dan Barrett will perform alongside vocalist Ann Delaney as The Time Travel Trio, a three-part series opening in Steuben with later stops in Searsport and Blue Hill. “The inspiration behind forming The Time Travel Trio was the recent availability […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a column by Kristen Vekasi, associate professor at the University of Maine’s Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs, titled “Trump, trade, and immigration: What might be in store for Maine?”
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The University of Maine’s Lord Hall Gallery will feature an exhibition titled “ORBITS” with the work of three Maine-based artists who are invested in material reuse and sustainability. Works by Tom Jessen, Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell and Ian Trask will be on display Feb. 3-March 14, with an opening reception scheduled for Feb. 7 from 5-7 […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on the new criminal justice major launching September 2025 in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine. Housed in the Department of Sociology, the degree program is intended to help address the continued demand for expertise in criminal […]
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Kirsten Vekasi, associate professor at the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, and Stefano Tijerina, senior lecturer in management with the Maine Business School, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about proposed legislation that would, if passed, place a 10% tariff on all imported goods.
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Students at the University of Maine are using physics to fight the flu. A group of undergraduate and graduate students, led by physics professor Sam Hess, is doing single molecule microscopy combined with molecular simulations to learn about how influenza viruses mutate and hijack the cells of their host. Their discoveries could lead to the […]
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The University of Maine is launching a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in September. The degree program will be housed in the Department of Sociology and is intended to help address the continued demand for expertise in criminal justice-related work. It was approved by the University […]
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