Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Arctic Newswire article, “Arctic experts warn of urgent need for collaboration.” Several speakers at a forum on Arctic issues held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday focused on the the difficulties of communication and collaboration facing the government and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will be one of 30 participating venues during ARTober, a monthlong celebration of arts and culture. The Bangor City Council approved the celebration that is planned by the Bangor Commission on Cultural Development and will showcase more than 80 events […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will hold a pig raffle during the Cumberland County Fair, which will be held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. The raffle, along with the annual 4-H Kitchen Food Booth, will raise money for scholarships, camperships, activities, events and trips for the year […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a dedication ceremony for the Adrien Lanthier Ringuette Library at the University of Maine’s Franco-American Centre. The collection includes 2,100 books, 100 topographical and historical maps, and thousands of pages of handwritten notes compiled by Adrien or his mother, Anita Ringuette, and dozens of original genealogical schematics documenting the […]
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Robert Dana, University of Maine’s vice president for student life and dean of students, and Brianna Payne, a senior psychology major, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about what it takes to make a successful transition from high school to college. “It’s challenging because you’re coming into a whole new world where people […]
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Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and president of StopHazing.org, was quoted in the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education article, “Educators say there’s much work ahead on hazing issue.” “Attention is growing, but we still need much more understanding and awareness,” Allan said, adding we are “still in the […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about the increase of heirloom apple varieties in Maine orchards, as well as a NECN report about the state’s apple season getting under way. Moran told the Press Herald the expansion of heirloom apples […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “GOP presidential candidates dig their own electoral graves on immigration.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Robert Seymour, the Curtis Hutchins Professor of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Sun Journal article about Canadian company J.D. Irving. The Sun Journal reported that after four years of debate, the Maine Legislature in June turned down Irving’s bill to relax environmental laws so it could mine copper and […]
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The University of Maine’s graduation rate was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about a new “college scorecard” website launched by the federal government that contains detailed information about schools, including graduates’ earnings and loan debts. According to the article, UMaine’s graduation rate of 57 percent is the highest among Maine’s public universities.
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