University of Maine economist Todd Gabe’s study on the maple industry’s financial impact on the state was cited in a Morning Sentinel article about Maine Maple Sunday. According to Gabe’s study, Maine has the third-largest maple syrup industry in the country, and each year, the industry directly contributes about $27.7 million in revenue, 567 full- […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Morning Sentinel article about a Norridgewock man whose gun tattoo was mistaken for a real one by police. The incident sparked a national media debate about gun rights and civil liberties with some people […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s maple sugar celebration originally scheduled for Maine Maple Sunday on March 23 has been postponed to Sunday, March 30 because the sap hasn’t started flowing freely. The event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at UMaine’s Page Home and Farm Museum and Thomas J. Corcoran […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece with Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. The piece, titled “Affordable Care Act — Women’s history in the making,” was published by Huffington Post.
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Kathryn Hopkins, a maple syrup expert and University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report “Harsh winter expected to harm spring maple syrup harvest.” Hopkins said an ideal sugaring season consists of a long period of cold nights and sunny, warm days. Such weather hasn’t […]
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Jim Settele, director of the University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs and a retired active-duty Navy Captain, is a regular guest on two radio shows based in the Greater Bangor area. Every Friday at 7 a.m., Settele joins Don Cookson on The Pulse Morning Show (WZON AM 620) to discuss a variety […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine announced it will eliminate the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides counseling services to UMaine faculty, staff, retirees and their family members. UMaine will save $250,000 by ending the program, said Margaret Nagle, UMaine’s senior director of public relations and operations.
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David Sturm, an instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist at the University of Maine, visited WABI (Channel 5) to give engineering physics demonstrations and talk about the 2014 Engineering Expo that will take place Saturday, March 22 in the University of Maine’s New Balance Field House. At the expo, Maine’s top engineering firms, schools, educators, […]
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Members of the University of Maine Woodsmen Team showed off their chopping and chain sawing skills for WLBZ (Channel 2). Members of the team spoke about Maine’s tradition of timber sports and its appeal to a diverse group of students.
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University of Maine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey was quoted in the BDN Maine Special Sections article “Home-grown engineers key to Maine’s economy” that appeared in the publication BDN Maine Outlook: Business & Economic Development. Humphrey said he believes the state can decrease “brain drain” by exposing youth to engineering at an early age. […]
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