The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the likelihood of Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden in the U.S. Congress to be key swing votes. “It’s definitely unusual for a state to have that high of a percentage of their delegation be […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted research projects from the University of Maine that are focused on the effects of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Two of the university’s projects are underway at Hunter Farm in Topsham; one is researching to what degree biochar is capturing PFAS and the other […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy swearing into the National Science Board, the governing body of the U.S. National Science Foundation, in Washington D.C. on Dec. 4 during the board’s two-day December meeting. President Joe Biden appointed Ferrini-Mundy to the board in October for a six-year […]
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The Texas Tribune interviewed Ellen Mallory, a professor and specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, on Maine’s response to the presence of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Mallory said the state’s response has been crucial in dealing with PFAS because of the lack of regulations […]
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The Sun Journal interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on what has driven Jared Golden’s success in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The root of Golden’s victory in the 2024 general election “is the same as the secret to success of many elected officials over the years: he […]
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine reported on an initiative from the University of Maine to build a statewide automated weather station network. The effort will be supported by $3.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending secured in the federal fiscal year 2024 budget by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. The project […]
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In a story about the growth in international student enrollment across Maine colleges and universities, Maine Public interviewed Orlina Boteva, director of international programs at the University of Maine, about the uptick experienced at the state’s flagship university. International student enrollment at UMaine increased 25% from 2020. “A lot of people in international education considered […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Stefano Tijerina, senior lecturer in management in the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on how implementing proposed import tariffs could affect Maine’s economy. Tijerina said while the state’s economy will be challenged, Maine is self-dependent in many sectors.
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Forbes cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer that shows daily sea surface temperatures throughout 2024 in the area of the Atlantic Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on Gov. Janet Mills potentially running for a seat in the U.S. Senate during the 2026 election, when her second term as governor will end. “I think it makes perfectly good sense for Mills for a variety […]
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