UMaine in the News

BDN interviews Agrrawal on Northern Light’s credit rating

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, on Northern Light Health’s credit rating from S&P Global. “I think this is a very major wake up call for the whole community,” Agrrawal said. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN report. 

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News Center, WABI cover UMaine’s ‘Battle of the Chefs’

News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s “Battle of the Chefs,” an effort from Sodexo to expand its incorporation of Maine grown grains onto college menus. “College students are the future and planting the seed with them around Maine-grown grain [as] an exciting part of their diet, and a delicious […]

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Maine media highlight snowmobile economic impact study from UMaine

The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) highlighted the updated report from the University of Maine on the economic contribution of snowmobiling in the state. For the 2023-2024 winter season, the report found that industry contributions dropped $128 million in comparison to the previous […]

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Vekasi discusses tariffs and lobster industry with Maine Public

Kristen Vekasi, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a story titled “Maine and Canada’s highly integrated lobster industries may face impacts under potential tariffs.”

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Media feature conference organized by UMaine Lobster Institute

News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Spectrum News Maine covered the 2025 U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting in Bar Harbor organized by the University of Maine Lobster Institute. The conference was created to encourage bilateral interaction and conversation about the lobster industry. This year’s discussions focused on the ocean’s changing ecosystems, industry data and management […]

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