Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News includes an op-ed column by Alan Cobo-Lewis of the UMaine psychology faculty. In the column, Cobo-Lewis expresses concern about two provisions of Maine’s supplemental budget bill, both of which relate to Child Development Services. CDS, as Cobo-Lewis describes it in the column, “provides early intervention and early childhood special education to […]
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Former UMaine Ph.D. student Jeffrey Marsh’s discovery of the mineral menzerite-Y is detailed in a Monday Bangor Daily News story. Marsh, who now teaches at Colby College, found the mineral in Iceland while he was a UMaine student in 2009. The story also includes comments from UMaine Prof. Edward Grew.
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The Bangor Daily News published a guest column by UMaine engineering grad student Ali Shareef. The column, published in cooperation with the Islamic Center of Maine in Orono, discusses issues related to the perception of Muslims in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a front-page story about a Friday event unveiling a NASA lunar habitat that’s been assembled at UMaine for research work in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The UMaine research will focus on the wireleess sensor technology that would be vital to monitoring conditions and protecting the astronauts who […]
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Todd Gabe of UMaine’s School of Economics faculty was part of a Sunday Mainebiz Television panel, discussing the economic impact of destination events such as the Maine Winter Sports Center’s world cup events and the Pop Tech conference in Camden.
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Comments from Sen. Susan Collins are featured in a Friday Bangor Daily News story about the continuing growth of Orono Spectral Solutions (OSS), a high-tech business started by UMaine chemistry professor Carl Tripp. OSS hosted Collins and others on Thursday at the opening of its new and expanded facility in Bangor. Incorporated in 2004, OSS […]
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UMaine School of Economics professors Jonathan Rubin and Steve Reiling were interviewed for a Thursday WLBZ/WCSH news story about the impact of winter weather on Maine’s economy. Rubin notes that Maine spends about $100 million on snow removal, while Reiling points out that snowmobiling has an economic impact that rivals downhill skiing.
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In a Friday Bangor Daily News guest column, UMaine public administration professor Carolyn Ball provides an analysis debunking the notion that Maine has the nation’s oldest population. Using census data, Ball looks at the issue from various perspectives and determines that Florida and Virginia both have higher percentages of residents 65 years of age and […]
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The Bangor Daily News on Thursday carried a feature story about the UMaine Black Bear Mentors Program, run through the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism. Now in its seventh year, the program pairs UMaine students with area youth in their schools for games, mentoring and discussions. Program coordinator Erin Lennon says the program focuses […]
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The Gloucester County Times, a New Jersey newspaper, has a story about one of the finalists for the UMaine presidential position. Dr. Donald Farish, the current president of Rowan University, said he was pleased to be a finalist.
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