A column by University of Maine journalism faculty member and Honors College preceptor Justin Martin about freedom of speech and of the press in countries with restricted democratic policies has been published on the Columbia Journalism Review website. Citing research by the Institute for Research on the International Economy, Martin wrote that countries that derive […]
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University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a primary election assessment in the Portland Press Herald, which evaluated how campaign spending may have influenced voters. Brewer says the results showed that candidates that spent the most money didn’t all benefit. He also was quoted in an Associated Press article posted on the […]
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Comments from former state senator Mary Cathcart, a senior policy associate at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, were included in an Associated Press article appearing on the political news website Real Clear Politics assessing Maine Republican congressional candidates Charlie Summers, who won last week’s Republican Senate primary, and Kevin Raye, who […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist David Handley was interviewed for a Channel 6 (WCSH) report on this year’s strawberry crop, which he said is healthy and early. Handley said locally grown strawberries have more flavor and nutrition because they are allowed to fully ripen before harvest, while berries grown elsewhere […]
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The Portland Press Herald carried an article about a new line of industrial and firefighter work boots being manufactured by Falcon Performance Footwear of Auburn with research and development assistance from University of Maine researchers. The boots have a protective toe insert made from a fiberglass and resin composite developed and tested at UMaine’s AMC […]
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University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer was interviewed by the Kennebec Journal about the amount of money spent in the primary campaigns for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. Brewer said money was less of a factor for the Democrats because none of the four candidates bought expensive TV spots. Comments from Brewer were […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on comments made Wednesday by Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen who met on campus with UMaine education students. Speaking about new directions in teaching that Maine’s future and working teachers should consider as they go forward in their careers, Bowen told the UMaine students, who are in an intensive one-year […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the body of Capt. John “Jay” Brainard III of Newport, a 2008 UMaine graduate who was killed last month in Afghanistan, was to arrive Thursday morning in Bangor and be transported to Newport for a memorial service. Brainard was a political science major and he earned the rank of […]
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An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about a National Research Council report released this week on the future of the nation’s research institutions included comments from participant and University of Maine President Paul Ferguson. Ferguson said programs like the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) are helpful for institutions […]
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Habib Dagher, professor of civil and structural engineering and director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, joined John Ferland, vice president of project development of Ocean Renewable Power Company, and Keith Shortall, host of Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program to discuss benefits and challenges of developing offshore, deep […]
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