UMaine in the News

CBC Radio features Saros’ latest research on Greenland lakes

The CBC Radio program “Quirks and Quarks,” interviewed Jasmine Saros, associate director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on her latest research, which revealed that lakes in West Greenland began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality following record heat and precipitation. Saros and a team of researchers concluded that the combination of […]

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BDN interviews Gallant on recent landslides

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on Northern Light Health’s credit rating from S&P Global. “I think this is a very major wake up call for the whole community,” Agrrawal said. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN report.

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WABI reports on research from UMaine’s Hess Lab on the flu virus

WABI (Channel 5) reported on research underway in the University of Maine’s Hess Lab to find a universal treatment for the flu virus. Samuel Hess, UMaine professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is working on the project with graduate and undergraduate physics students. “The idea is, can we come up with something more […]

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BDN interviews Agrrawal on Northern Light’s credit rating

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on Northern Light Health’s credit rating from S&P Global. “I think this is a very major wake up call for the whole community,” Agrrawal said. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN report. 

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News Center, WABI cover UMaine’s ‘Battle of the Chefs’

News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s “Battle of the Chefs,” an effort from Sodexo to expand its incorporation of Maine grown grains onto college menus. “College students are the future and planting the seed with them around Maine-grown grain [as] an exciting part of their diet, and a delicious […]

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Maine media highlight snowmobile economic impact study from UMaine

The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) highlighted the updated report from the University of Maine on the economic contribution of snowmobiling in the state. For the 2023-2024 winter season, the report found that industry contributions dropped $128 million in comparison to the previous […]

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Vekasi discusses tariffs and lobster industry with Maine Public

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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