WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mary Freeman, assistant professor of New England history, on the history of how slavery ended in the U.S. and the meaning of Juneteenth. “We often think about the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 as this big turning point where emancipation is taking hold,” said Freeman. “But it shows you […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Jason Smith, assistant vice president for student life at the University of Maine, on the importance of cultivating opportunities for all students, including those from multicultural backgrounds, by creating a sense of belonging. “I think it’s definitely important for students to see representation that looks like them,” Smith said.
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The Hill interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on party reactions to the arrest of a New York City mayoral candidate. “Polarization has progressed to the point that it’s almost like Democrats and Republicans see two different realities, and those realities are so different that they are […]
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Campus Safety, Spectrum News and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted a new online database from HazingInfo.org that was co-developed by the University of Maine and houses data on hazing deaths from the past 187 years. The Bangor Daily News shared the report from Spectrum.
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Janet Fairman, associate professor of education at the University of Maine and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute, on her work studying the issue of consolidating school districts. “I think that some of the opposition and withdrawals that we may be seeing now may be motivated from a desire […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WGME (FOX 23 in Portland) covered the kick off to Dairy Month hosted at the University of Maine’s Witter Farm. Gov. Janet Mills, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal, UMaine President Joan […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) talked with Laura Bean, mentor teacher in residence at the University of Maine, on the university’s Rural Thrive program, a support network for Maine’s rural public school educators throughout their careers. Rural Thrive is a project through the College of Education and Human Development funded with $3.3 million in […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and a Portland Press Herald op-ed highlighted the second annual Maine AI Conference hosted at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Friday, June 13.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Jim Settele, executive director of the University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, on the attacks Israel launched on Iran’s nuclear and missile sites June 13-14. “This is more serious, more significant, and will have more impact than any recent conflict in the Middle East,” Settele […]
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Eco Magazine featured a new study from researchers with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Maine which revealed that food web and energy dynamics have changed in the Gulf of Maine following the collapse of kelp forest and subsequent rise in carpet-like turf algae. “People have studied the importance of kelp forests […]
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