UMaine in the News

Brewer Quoted in MPBN Report on Cutler’s Gubernatorial Campaign

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report titled, “Cutler campaign faces collapse as supporters retreat,” about independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler. Cutler held a press conference six days before the election where he said he intends to stay in the […]

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President Hunter Writes Op-Ed on Question 2 for BDN

The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece written by University of Maine President Susan Hunter, titled “‘Yes’ on Question 2 is a vote for Maine’s health, safety.” Question 2 on the November ballot will ask Maine voters to approve an $8 million bond for animal and plant diagnostic services. The bond would allow the […]

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Stephen King, John Mellencamp Speak with WABI About Musical Performance at CCA

WABI (Channel 5) spoke with author Stephen King and musician John Mellencamp about “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” a Southern gothic supernatural musical written by King that debuts Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. King, a best-selling author and UMaine alumnus, teamed with Rock and Roll […]

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MacRae Quoted in Press Herald Article on Portland Gas Smell

Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about a rotten gas smell that came from construction work under the Casco Bay Bridge and spread into downtown Portland. According to the article, the smell was most likely from mercaptan, a […]

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WVII Interviews Rebar About Importance of Building Biosecure Lab

WVII (Channel 7) spoke with John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about Question 2 on the November ballot that will ask Maine voters to approve an $8 million bond for animal and plant diagnostic services. UMaine Extension’s current facility was built in the 1940s and is not biosecure, according to […]

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UMaine Offshore Wind Project Featured in Real Clear Politics Article

The University of Maine’s offshore wind project was the focus of the Real Clear Politics article, “Offshore wind power’s promising but complicated future.” The article mentioned the first successful year of VolturnUS, a prototype that’s one-eighth the scale of a full-size offshore wind turbine that was deployed off the coast of Castine. VolturnUS was created […]

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MPBN Airs Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network aired the 7th annual Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability as part of its “Speaking in Maine” public affairs lecture series. This year’s talk, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, featured Harvard University’s William Clark who spoke about “Mobilizing knowledge to shape […]

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WVII Covers Talk by Tastemade Co-Founder, UMaine Alumnus

WVII (Channel 7) reported on a University of Maine talk by Steven Kydd, a UMaine alumnus and co-founder of Tastemade, the world’s first global food network built for digital platforms. Kydd, an Orrington native who now lives in California, graduated from UMaine in 1991 with a degree in business administration. “To come back here to […]

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Brewer Quoted in MPBN Report on Final Week of Maine’s Governor Race

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “Allegiances shifting in final week of Maine’s 3-way governor race.” The campaign manager of independent candidate Eliot Cutler told MPBN that Cutler made a late surge four years ago, and almost beat Republican […]

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Allan Quoted in The Intelligencer Article on High School Hazing

Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and director of StopHazing.org, was interviewed by The Intelligencer for the article, “High school hazing: ‘It’s not an isolated problem.’” Allan, who has conducted research on hazing, spoke about the effects and prevalence of the behavior. “It’s not an isolated problem that is […]

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