Wreath-making Workshop News Coverage
Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a story about wreath-making workshops at UMaine’s Page Farm and Home Museum. The story includes comments from Patty Henner, the museum’s director.
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Trostel in Ohio Education Story
Comments from UMaine School of Economics professor Philip Trostel are included in a PolitiFact Ohio story assessing Gov.-elect John Kasich’s criticisms of the state’s public education system. Referencing a report that Trostel developed, Kasich says that Ohio spends to much money on school administration and not enough on classroom instruction. State education officials say that […]
Read moreSea Grant Coordinator Named
The Bangor Daily News has a story about the appointment of James McKenna of Somesville as the part-time coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Grant research program, which is based at UMaine.
Read moreOrono Bog Walk Featured In Newspaper
The Orono Bog Walk, which is managed in part by UMaine and serves as an outdoor classroom for UMaine students, was featured in a Bangor Daily News story.
Read moreMcConnon, Jones Interviewed about Holiday Sales Projections
Jim McConnon, UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, was interviewed for a Nov. 22 news report on Channel 5 (WABI) about consumer shopping forecasts in advance of Nov. 26, the traditional Black Friday shopping bonanza, which can help retailers bolster their businesses and put ledgers in the black. McConnon and Nory Jones, associate […]
Read moreProfessor Writes Campaign Donations Opinion Column
A guest column by Carolyn Ball of the UMaine public administration faculty appears in Monday’s Bangor Daily News. In the column, she analyzes issues related to transparency in political campaigns, especially as it relates to contributions by nonprofit organizations.
Read moreMurphy in Sunday Telegram Harvest Story
Comments from Barbara Murphy of UMaine Cooperative Extension were included in a Maine Sunday Telegram story about the 2010 Maine growing season. The story notes that farmers and gardeners donated more than 200,000 pounds of produce through Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program. That’s more than double last year’s yield of 87,319 pounds.
Read moreMaine Today Media Profiles Cain
A Maine Today Media (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Central Maine Morning Sentinel) story profiled Rep. Emily Cain, who will become the Democratic House leader when Maine’s 125th legislature is sworn in this week. In the story, Cain discusses her reasons for enrolling at UMaine, from which she earned a bachelor’s degree in 2002. Currently […]
Read moreChannel 5 Covers Museum Wreath-making Workshop
Channel 5 (WABI) covered Saturday’s wreath-making workshop at UMaine’s Page Farm and Home Museum. The story included an interview with Patty Henner, the museum’s director.
Read moreJones Featured in Holiday Shopping Television Story
Nory Jones of the UMaine business faculty was the primary source for a Friday WLBZ/WCSH television story about marketing strategies that retailers employ in the few days following Thanksgiving.
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