Contact: Stephanie Welcomer, 581-1931 ORONO — In more than a decade of public debate about the future of Maine’s forestlands, sustainability has been a linchpin, with stakeholders arguing that it be either reinvented or restored, depending on their view of human-nature relationships. In a new study aimed at better understanding the environmental issues at stake, […]
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Contact: Harold Daniel, 581- 1933; Heather McCarthy, (207) 992-2630 ORONO — The three-day American Folk Festival last year contributed $8.7 million to the Greater Bangor economy, in spite of heavy rain keeping crowds away on one of the days, according to an analysis by the University of Maine-based Center for Tourism Research and Outreach. A […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Amy Smith of Lincolnville, Maine, is the valedictorian of the Class of 2010 at the University of Maine. She will graduate May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Matthew Bouchard of Lewiston, Maine, is the class salutatorian. Smith is a 1988 Camden-Rockport High School graduate […]
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Contact: Sarah Morehead at sarah.morehead@maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine School of Economics’ Household Financial Education Program (HFEP) is preparing to take its money management workshop to local schools, beginning later this spring. The school started HFEP in 2008 as a way to extend economics expertise to those managing household budgets during difficult financial […]
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Contacts: Matt Graham, 207-333-7139; Nory Jones, 581-1971 ORONO — Faculty from the University of Maine’s Maine Business School have launched an online survey of Maine businesses to assess the role of “e-learning” as an employee-training tool in the workplace, along with current trends, emerging technologies and the value they provide to organizations. In a fiercely […]
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Contacts: Sarah Morehead, 978-210-1944; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – UMaine’s School of Economics has revised its Financial Literacy outreach program, and is now taking it into Maine’s middle and high schools to reach younger audiences. Graduate student Sarah Morehead, a research assistant in the School of Economics, spent the past semester teaching and counseling as […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 Omar Khan at (207) 581-1949 ORONO — The University of Maine will host the fourth annual Inter-Collegiate Business Conference on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The conference will bring together business leaders, government officials and business students to interact and gain deeper insights into current […]
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Contacts: John Mahon, 581-1968; Andrei Strukov, 581-1925; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Special travel-study courses offered through the University of Maine previously have focused on Canada, Europe, China and other regions, as international interest keys on areas of rising global significance. A springtime travel-study course being offered through the Maine Business School and Division of […]
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Contacts: George Criner, (207) 581- 3151; Hugh Stevens, (207) 581-3111 ORONO — The University of Maine is receiving more than $1.8 million for a new initiative to help Maine employers respond to 2008 natural disasters and economic distress. A $1.82 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) enables a unique […]
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Contact: Todd Gabe, 207-581-3307 ORONO, Maine — Research by two University of Maine economists shows that spending by cruise ship passengers delivered $5.8 million to $8 million to the Portland area last year, representing an expanding revenue source that could increase if cruise ship visits to the city continue to increase. The spending estimates are […]
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