UMaine Economist Helps to Explain Bangor Housing Market
In a USA Today story about Bangor’s fairly stable housing market, UMaine’s James McConnon discusses the city’s lower unemployment rate compared to the rest of the state.
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UMaine’s Summer Tour 2010 Open House News Coverage
UMaine’s Summer Tour 2010, UMaine’s largest-ever student recruitment open house, drew an estimated 1,600 people to campus on Monday. VP for Student Affairs Robert Dana was interviewed for stories on three television stations, including WLBZ, WABI and WVII.
Read moreMann Comments in American Folk Festival Story
Comments from Marilynne Mann, interim director of UMaine’s Center for Tourism Research and Outreach (CenTRO) are included in a Tuesday Bangor Daily News report about economic factors associated with the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. Mann says that CenTRO research indicates a $10 million regional economic impact associated with the 2008 event and […]
Read moreBrewer Interviewed in Article About Maine Independent Candidate Kevin Scott
In a story about Maine independent gubernatorial candidate Kevin Scott, UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer tells the Lewiston Sun Journal candidates who lack strong campaign funding and don’t have sufficient name recognition will face hurdles in the November election.
Read moreUMaine’s Cooperative Extension Cited In Report on Dry Weather
WLBZ 2 mentioned UMaine’s Cooperative Extension in a report about Maine’s dry weather this summer.
Read moreBrewer Comments in York Weekly Report on Eliot Cutler
Comments from Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty were included in a York Weekly report on the independent gubernatorial candidacy of Eliot Cutler. Brewer says it’s significant that Maine has previously elected independent governors in James Longley and Angus King.
Read moreNews Coverage of Steve Abbott’s Appointment to UMaine Athletic Interim Director
President Kennedy’s Friday announcement that he’s appointed Steve Abbott interim director received widespread news coverage, including Saturday Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News reports. Maine Sunday Telegram sports columnist Steve Sollloway analyzed the appointment in his Sunday column. Abbott is an Orono native and former Harvard football player who served as Sen. Susan Collins’ […]
Read moreAP Story Previews Olson Presentations
An Associated Press story on the WGME television website previews the Sept. 21-23 series of UMaine presentations by scientist and filmmaker Randy Olson. One highlight will be a screening of the 1991 film “Salt of the Earth,” which features Stonington brothers Stevie and Brian Robbins. The Robbins brothers will participate in that event, scheduled for […]
Read moreSteve Abbott Named Interim UMaine Athletic Director
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 or joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has selected Steve Abbott to serve as interim athletic director beginning Monday, Sept. 6. An attorney who served as Sen. Susan Collins’ chief of staff for 12 years, Abbott grew up on and around the UMaine campus where his […]
Read moreLewiston Schoolteachers To Get Instruction from UMaine
MPBN reports the Lewiston School Department will use part of its $2 million share of federal funding for professional development through the University of Maine.
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