UMaine in the News

Maine media highlights UMaine faculty member competing in ‘Jeopardy!’

The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, Seacoast Online, and Q 106.5 have highlighted Kara Peruccio, assistant professor of Women’s Studies competing in an episode of “Jeopardy!” on May 10. “I grew up watching ‘Jeopardy!’ with my family,” said Peruccio, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

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Brewer discusses degree selection with Bankrate

In a story titled “Starting salaries favor STEM majors — but don’t be too quick to dismiss your history degree,” Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, discussed the importance of picking your degree for the right reasons with Bankrate. “Education is important for education’s sake. Getting a […]

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Tick Lab annual report highlighted by Maine Media

The University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Tick Lab’s annual report was covered by WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), the Daily Bulldog, Morning Ag Clips, and WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor). For its report, the lab sampled over 4,700 ticks from all over Maine, and more than 3,500 were deer ticks. Laboratory testing showed that 41.5% […]

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