UMaine in the News

Misplaced Scallop Innards Story Reported

Several news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News and Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on the misplacement and recovery of scallop innards collected for marine research at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole. A scallop diver delivering the scallop parts to a university researcher mistakenly placed the package in the wrong vehicle with […]

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Extension’s Armstrong in Cranberry Harvest Newscast

University of Maine Cooperative Extension cranberry specialist Charlie Armstrong spoke with Channel 7 (WVII) for a 10 p.m. report Nov. 28 about this year’s cranberry harvest in Maine, which he said was productive though affected in some areas by erratic weather. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756

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Op-Ed Discusses MaineCare Eligibility Policy

An opinion column in the Bangor Daily News by Robert Glover, a University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Preceptor of Political Science, discusses healthcare changes the Maine Legislature made last year, which made immigrants living in Maine for less than five years ineligible for MaineCare, the state’s low-income healthcare program. Glover […]

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News Media Cover UMaine Memorial Event

The Bangor Daily News, Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 7 (WVII) were among the news organizations covering the Nov. 27 memorial service and candlelight vigil for two UMaine students and a recent graduate killed in a plane crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport. More than 500 people turned out […]

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McConnon Comments in Black Friday News Report

Comments by University of Maine Cooperative Extension business specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon were included in a Lewiston Sun Journal article about what retailers and consumers might expect as the holiday shopping season gets underway. McConnon said improving consumer confidence in the economy is being reflected in retail sales. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756

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Climate Change Researcher

Research by Roger Hooke, University of Maine cooperating professor with the Climate Change Institute, and colleagues at the Javier Pedraza of Complutense University in Spain is discussed in an article in the December 2012 issue of the magazine GSA Today, according to a report on the PhysOrg.com website. The researchers studied the effects of humans […]

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Earth, Climate Scientist Interviewed on Earthquake

For its 6 p.m. news report Nov. 26, Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed Alice Kelley, a faculty member in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences, about two small earthquakes, one on Nov. 23 just west of Belfast and in Fort Kent on Nov. 25. Kelley displayed a printout from the university’s seismometer, […]

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News Media Report on Memorial Plans for Plane Crash Victims

News Media Report on Memorial Plans for Plane Crash Victims The Bangor Daily News, Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 2 (WLBZ) were among several news organizations reporting on plans for a memorial service at 6 p.m., Nov. 27 in Hauck Auditorium at UMaine for two students and a recent graduate killed Nov. 16 when their […]

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Cranberry Specialist Armstrong in Harvest Report

University of Maine Cooperative Extension cranberry specialist Charles Armstrong was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article on this year’s cranberry harvest, which he said probably will weigh in at 2.4 million pounds — not a record but good news for those growers who were less affected by erratic weather conditions. The record harvest, at […]

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Channel 7 Interviews Business Professor about Cyber Monday

Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine associate professor of management information systems Nory Jones in the Maine Business School for a 6 p.m., Nov. 26 report about the significance of Cyber Monday holiday shopping, considered at one time to be the busiest online shopping day after the Thanksgiving weekend. Jones said analysts were predicting […]

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