UMaine in the News

BDN Publishes Op-Ed by UMaine Counseling Center Graduate Assistant

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Suicide prevention is not what you think,” by Charles McKay, a clinical intern and graduate assistant at the University of Maine Counseling Center and Touchstone Resources. UWire also carried a piece by McKay previewing a free seminar on relationship skills that is being offered by the center.

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Media Report on LePage Administration, UMaine Offshore Wind Project Proposal

Kennebec Journal, Times Union and Sun Journal were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on documents that show Gov. Paul LePage’s administration worked to derail Statoil’s agreement with the state for an offshore wind project, paving the way for the University of Maine to submit a proposal. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network also […]

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Press Herald Article Looks at Cutting Majors in UMaine System

A Portland Press Herald article about the University of Maine System’s three-year-old effort to scrutinize and possibly eliminate any degree program with fewer than five graduates a year included information about UMaine programs. Officials at UMaine are looking at ways to collaborate with other departments or campuses to offer programs, and plans to fold majors […]

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Gardner Cited in BDN Article on Bids to Reuse Fiber Materials

Douglas Gardner, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about four companies — including UMaine — submitting proposals to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on how to reuse 27,000 tons of fiber materials that have been stored in Warren for 14 […]

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Barkan Interviewed for Marketplace Article on Return Policy Abuse

Steven Barkan, a sociologist at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Marketplace article about the abuse of generous store return policies. The article focused on “wardrobing,” when someone buys a product, uses it once and then returns it. Barkan said it’s possible people might see others get away with these returns from posts […]

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MPBN Interviews Acheson About Newly Released Poverty Data

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Ann Acheson, a researcher at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, about the latest census data on Mainers living in poverty. Acheson said poverty data from the American Community Survey is important to pay attention to, but tends to underestimate the degree of […]

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Weekly Previews Retired Professor’s Maine Appalachian Trail Talk

The Weekly previewed the Sept. 24 talk by retired University of Maine forestry professor David Field at the Buchanan Alumni House on campus. Field, who has been a longtime member of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club, will speak about the history of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. The Sun Journal also previewed Field’s Sept. 21 […]

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Observer Previews Cooperative Extension Beekeeping Classes

The Weekly Observer, serving Sanford, Springvale, Acton and Lebanon, previewed a five-week introductory beekeeping course that will start Oct. 15 in Springvale. The York County Beginner Bee School is co-sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine State Beekeepers Association.

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Fried Mentioned in BDN Political Blog

An entry in the Bangor Daily News blog “State & Capitol: Maine politics from the BDN State House Bureau” previews an eight-week lecture series called “Politics Then and Now, in Maine and the Nation” that will take place at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Amy […]

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