A Portland Press Herald opinion piece by Mike Tipping titled “Once LePage showed compassion, now all he does is urge cuts,” cites a study by Sandra Butler, a University of Maine social work professor. Butler’s study, “TANF Time Limits and Maine Families: Consequences of Withdrawing the Safety Net,” found 39 percent of the 16,000 people […]
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Habib Dagher, a University of Maine engineering professor, was profiled in a first-person feature in Boston Globe Magazine. The article focused on Dagher’s dream of creating offshore floating wind turbines to help power the region and how he is getting closer to reaching his goal with the development of VolturnUS, a turbine created by his […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported a group of seven current and former University of Maine students from around the state will attempt to launch an 18-foot-tall, 500-pound rocket they designed and built nearly 35 miles into the atmosphere. The test flight will take place in Nevada during the fourth week of September. If successful, the students’ […]
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The Associated Press reported a delegation of scientists and industry officials from Japan are visiting the University of Maine for a three-day conference on tidal power. The 11 visitors will attend the Marine Energy International Symposium from Monday through Wednesday. The conference is a collaborative exchange between Maine Tidal Power Initiative researchers and Japanese institutions. […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for the analysis “Is LePage’s recent focus on welfare reform a preview of his top 2014 campaign theme?” Brewer said he thinks recent arguments by the Republican Party around welfare reform are pre-staging the 2014 elections. The article […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the University of Maine football team’s Armed Forces Appreciation Day during the home opener Saturday against Bryant University. Members of the armed forces were honored by running onto the field with the team and receiving free tickets to the game. The Black Bears won 35–22.
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The Bangor Daily News published the editorial “Bangor, UMaine should make the most of Black Bears hoops at the Cross Center” after the UMaine basketball teams got a glimpse of their new home venue in Bangor. The editorial urged the importance of boosting the university’s reputation as a cultural asset to the broader region.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for the article “Maine civil rights advocate expected to seek Collins’ senate seat.” Brewer spoke about the contrasting campaigns of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Shenna Bellows, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, if […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an Op-Ed written by Jeffrey Thaler, assistant university counsel for environmental, energy and sustainability projects and initiatives at the University of Maine. The piece, titled “With much at stake, UMaine right to keep wind farm details confidential,” focused on UMaine’s offshore wind development proposal that was submitted to the Maine […]
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Maine Insights previewed a free bus ride offered to University of Maine students from campus to Bangor to attend the fall Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 13. Receptions were scheduled at the Maine Discovery Museum and University of Maine Museum of Art.
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