The Student Portfolio Investment Fund, also known as SPIFFY, won first place in a worldwide portfolio competition on March 22. The competition was part of the G.A.M.E. Forum XIII (Global Asset Management Education) held March 21-22 in New York City. During the event, 1,100 students from more than 125 universities interacted with industry leaders and […]
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Bangor Daily News interviewed Jason Entsminger, University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor, small business specialist and Maine Business School assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation, on how Maine farms are increasing their economic impact in the state and nationally through agritourism. Agritourism can range from overnight stays on a farm to cutting down a […]
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Andie Lovejoy’s passion for business began with a lobster fishing license. Lobster fishing was a common activity in Lovejoy’s hometown in Down East Maine. Her grandfather owns a bait company and at just 8 years old, he bought Lovejoy and her cousin lobster fishing licenses so they could all fish together. “That has to be […]
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U.S. News & World Report reported that the MaineMBA and undergraduate business programs rank among the top online programs nationwide. According to the publication, UMaine ranked 31st in undergraduate business, 60th for best online MBA programs and 41st for best Online MBA Programs for Veterans.
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The University of Maine recognized 3,123 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,073 are from Maine, 1,050 are from 46 other states and 77 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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The Journal of Global Mobility and Emerald Publishing promoted work done by UMaine Assistant Professor William Obenauer on gender harassment experiences of expatriates in the workplace. Workplace gender harassment has become more prevalent throughout the country and expatriates have not been immune to this problem.
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Billy Obenauer, assistant professor of management with the Maine Business School, spoke with WalletHub about what makes a good car insurance company for an article titled “Best Car Insurance Companies.”
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Norm O’Reilly, dean of the University of Maine Graduate School of Business, spoke to Inside Headline about baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s decision to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of the Toronto Blue Jays. “We’ll all wonder about what it would have been. But I would never blame the club because there’s so many […]
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The past year has been a busy one for the University of Maine, and with the non-stop activity came numerous stories of student and faculty success, innovation, research with local and global impacts and exciting new services and facilities. As we look forward to 2024 and another year of accomplishments from and additions to the […]
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The Sports Business Journal published an op-ed co-authored by Norm O’Reilly, dean of the University of Maine Graduate School of Business, titled “The wagering way: As gambling matures in U.S., what pitfalls are coming?”
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