DC Journal published a column co-authored by Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “A new law can prevent campus hazing.” The piece is written in line with congressional approval of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, on which Allan was a consultant, and urges President Joe Biden to sign […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and News Center Maine reported on the “Shark Tank” event at the University of Maine that took place on Friday, Dec. 13, at which six first-year Maine Business School students pitched side hustle projects. Students presented their ideas, ranging from blankets to international snacks, in front of an audience of […]
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Maine Public featured James Anderson, an engineer at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, on a segment of ”Maine Calling” to discuss an alternative to firefighting foam he is developing that is free from a group of chemicals known as PFAS: Firefighting BioGel. The gel is expected to be both safer for […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 30th annual Wabanaki Winter Market that took place at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Saturday, Dec. 14. More than 50 Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Mi’kmaq artists participated in the event — marking the largest holiday gathering […]
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Seattle’s NPR news station KUOW highlighted hazing education and prevention efforts at the University of Maine led by Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership, during an interview with Jolayne Houtz, whose son, Sam Martinez, died of alcohol poisoning due to hazing at a Washington State University fraternity event in 2019. Houtz and her husband […]
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NHK World-Japan interviewed Kristin Vekasi, an associate professor of political science and international affairs, on the impacts proposed foreign policy changes from president-elect Donald Trump could have on trade and diplomacy between the U.S. and Japan. Vekasi said it’s currently unclear what level of international trade tariffs may be implemented, but that this type of […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan, University of Maine professor of higher education leadership and founder of StopHazing, on a publicly presented report regarding hazing allegations of the Lisbon High School football team. Allan said the reactions from some of the parents are unsurprising. “It’s a really tough and disappointing situation if your child […]
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News Center Maine highlighted a business created by University of Maine alumni Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G) that employs several other UMaine alumni. KinoTek, which is now being used by The Form Lab in Falmouth, is a program designed to analyze how the human body moves. Based out of Portland, the company […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the likelihood of Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden in the U.S. Congress to be key swing votes. “It’s definitely unusual for a state to have that high of a percentage of their delegation be […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted research projects from the University of Maine that are focused on the effects of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Two of the university’s projects are underway at Hunter Farm in Topsham; one is researching to what degree biochar is capturing PFAS and the other […]
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