The research of UMaine economist Phillip Trostel was mentioned Wednesday during a meeting of Envision Maine in front of about 200 people at a breakfast hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber, according to a Portland Press Herald story. Alan Caron, the president of Envision Maine, discussed ways the state could cut spending levels to be […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal ran an article about a UMaine Cooperative Extension experimental youth gardening program which teaches children ages 7-12 how to grow their own vegetables, flowers and herbs. The program, which was developed by Cooperative Extension in York County, will be held Saturdays, April through September, in Sanford.
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In an op-ed written by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and posted on Seacoastonline.com, Collins cites the work of UMaine and the DeepCwind Consortium to develop floating wind turbines for the Gulf of Maine. Collins writes the technology will place the U.S. into a leadership position in the wind industry and keep jobs in […]
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Prof. Steve Barkan of the UMaine sociology faculty is quoted in the Campus Technology online story, “Can Tech Transcend the Textbook?” The report examines the increasing use of e-books in the college classroom. Barkan is quoted toward the end of the story, sharing his perspectives on the potential advantages to students who have access to […]
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UMaine economist Jonathan Rubin was interviewed by two Bangor television stations Monday about rising gasoline prices. Rubin told WABI that recent increases are unrelated to the tensions in Libya because that country does not supply the U.S. with a significant amount of oil. Rubin said he thinks fear of a gas shortage may have sparked […]
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The Portland Press Herald reports UMaine graduate Ashley Hebert was sent packing in Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor,” a reality television show. Hebert, 26, is a Madawaska native who is in dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. She was one of the final three women remaining on the show.
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A Bangor Daily News story about a labor right-to-work bill included comments from William Murphy, director of the Bureau of Labor Education at UMaine. Murphy told the BDN there can be no so-called forced unionization. He added later in the story there is much misinformation and distortion about the issue.
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Upstate New York-based North Country Public Radio recently noted findings published by Curt Stager, an adjunct researcher at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and a scientist at Paul Smiths College in New York, that an ancient drought transformed Asia and Africa thousands of years ago. Some comments UMaine glaciologist Gordon Hamilton made to CNN about the […]
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Andy DeRoche, who earned a master’s degree at UMaine and is now a history professor at Front Range Community College, was the subject of a profile in the Longmont Times-Call newspaper in Colorado. DeRoche was recently named the college’s Faculty of the Year and is working on his third book, which will be about the […]
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A Kennebec Journal editorial supports UMaine’s research and development of deepwater offshore wind power, about which a report was released last week. The editorial says the project could attract billions of dollars in investment, change the way we buy and use power, and put Maine in a leadership role in manufacturing and servicing a new […]
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