Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, spoke with the Associated Press about the 2024 presidential race and race for the House of Representatives seat for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. ABC News, WBUR, the Bangor Daily News and many other news organizations nationwide shared the AP story.
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Maine Public, Earth.com, News Center Maine, Penobscot Bay Pilot, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and Seacoastonline highlighted a new study by researchers at the University of Maine that revealed lobsters in the Gulf of Maine are abandoning their traditional rocky habitats for open areas. This significant behavioral shift, potentially driven […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured University of Maine alumnus Milo Rossi, who rekindled his passion for archaeology while studying anthropology at UMaine and has become a leading social media content creator in the field. Rossi is dedicated to debunking archaeological pseudoscience and promoting accurate scientific knowledge in an engaging way. He gave a free talk […]
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Mainebiz, WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor), the Bangor Daily News and WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on a $16 million donation from the estate of University of Maine alumnus Pierre Labat and his wife, Catherine, which marks the largest individual gift to UMaine Athletics. The donation will create the Pierre D. Labat and […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) reported on the 11th annual march against domestic violence at the University of Maine, where students raise awareness and honor victims of domestic violence. The event included speeches from Senator Susan Collins and Title IX representatives who spoke toward support systems and how […]
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MarthaStewart.com featured Lynne Holland, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulture and social media professional, as an expert on how to protect flowers from frost to survive cold fronts. Light frost can destroy entire flower beds without the protection of barriers, such as old linens or frost blankets. Preemptive watering can also help protect plants. […]
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News Center Maine highlighted the effort of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension tick lab to track ticks migrating into new areas of Maine and determine in what conditions they thrive. UMaine undergraduate students Sarah Manning, Madison Gordon and Alyssa Marini have compiled data on ticks from 20 residential properties since the summer.
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 2024 University of Maine Homecoming weekend. A record number of UMaine alumni returned to campus for football, tailgating, hockey games and campus tours.
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Maine Morning Star, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Mainebiz announced that University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has been appointed by President Joe Biden to the National Science Board. Serving as UMaine’s president since 2018, Ferrini-Mundy brings her expertise in STEM education and research policy to […]
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Caroline Bicks, University of Maine Stephen E. King Chair in Literature and professor of English, joined Maine Public for a “Maine Calling” segment on essential books. The segment explored what it means to be well read and the books that are often included on essential-to-read lists.
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