UMaine in the News

Press Herald interviews Calder on home baking industry

The Portland Press Herald interviewed Beth Calder, professor of food science in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and University of Maine Cooperative Extension food science specialist, on home-based food businesses. “It always helps to have another set of eyes, to have an inspector come in to take a look at their […]

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Allan talks hazing on The Mike Gallagher Show

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, joined reporter Joey Hudson on The Mike Gallagher Show to talk about her work at the Hazing Prevention Research Lab and the need to gather data to better understand hazing that takes place in schools and on college campuses. The interview segment was […]

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BDN, PenBay Pilot report on $250K donation for UMaine graduate students

The Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on the $250,000 in philanthropic funding from an anonymous donor to support graduate students whose degree progress has been jeopardized by the loss of federal research funding. Approximately 20 students will receive awards of up to $10,000 each, with priority given to doctoral students nearing degree […]

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DownEast features Q&A with Dagher on the Factory of the Future

DownEast Magazine featured a Q&A with Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), on plans for the Factory of the Future. Scheduled to be complete in 2026, the advanced manufacturing facility will be housed in the new Green Engineering and Materials building, a partnership between the ASCC, the […]

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WBUR highlights study on the threat of turf algae

WBUR in Boston highlighted a study from Bigelow Laboratory and University of Maine researchers on how turf algae releases potent compounds that kill young kelp, which grow into valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. UMaine graduate student Shane Farrell was the lead author on the study.

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Media highlight research from Darling Marine Center

Maine Public, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine highlighted research from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center on local shellfish harvesting trends along the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries led by graduate student Sarah Risley. “As researchers, we can only be out in the field for a couple months out of the year. […]

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WGME interviews Mills on using AI in the classroom

WGME (FOX 23 in Portland) interviewed Tammy Mills, senior lecturer of education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, on using AI in the classroom. “This is going to be the way going forward in the world in some way, shape or form,” Mills said. “So, to not allow AI in […]

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News Center interviews Vekasi on foreign trade zones

News Center Maine interviewed Kristin Vekasi, director of the International Affairs Program at the University of Maine, on how foreign trade zones could minimize tariffs. “Instead of having an 80-percent price increase, they might be able to keep it to say, 10,” said Vekasi, who is also an associate professor of political science and international […]

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