A Bangor Daily News editorial about the Bangor City Council race quoted Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science at the University of Maine. In this year’s election, 11 residents are running for four seats on the nine-member council, the most candidates on the ballot in the 35 years of records. According to Glover, […]
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Maine Public interviewed Rick Wahle, a research professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and director of the Lobster Institute at UMaine, about two new studies of lobsters along the northeastern Atlantic coast. Wahle is an author of both studies, which look at possible reasons for the dramatic rise in Gulf of […]
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The Guardian quoted Amy Fried, professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Maine, in an article about New York City considering adopting ranked-choice voting. This could address the problem of large numbers of candidates running for the same position, which can result in the “spoiler effect” — when a vote […]
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Colt Knight, assistant professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine state livestock specialist, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Feral livestock — hogs included — can cause massive environmental crop damage.” While there is no legal definition for feral livestock, it is generally accepted that any domesticated animal […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a gardening column published by The Free Press about wrapping up for the season. One end-of-the season gardening chore the author mentions is planting garlic. While it may be difficult to find seed garlic at this late date, she writes, UMaine Extension posts a list of […]
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Events at the University of Maine were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News roundup of things to do in eastern Maine the weekend of Oct. 26–27. The article mentioned the School of Performing Arts production of “Rumors,” a classic farce by Neil Simon, as well as Homecoming. The BDN cited the football game with tailgating, […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and Associated Press cited University of Maine research in an article about the future of Maine’s lobster industry. A new study led by UMaine alumnus Noah Oppenheim, executive director of San Francisco’s Institute for Fisheries Resources, predicts lobster landings will fall 20–40% in the next four to five years in […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a symposium on Maine’s new forest economy held at the University of Maine. The event was sponsored by UMaine, the Maine Forest Products Council and Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine). Politicians, industry leaders, researchers and landowners met to discuss how to build on the state’s history with new technology and a […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Maine is home to hundreds of spider species. Here’s a guide to the ones you might find.” In Maine, spiders are relatively harmless to people, according to Dill. While the bites of some species […]
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The Wall Street Journal quoted Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article “NBC News chief signed new deal as Weinstein, Lauer allegations brewed.” Some staffers at NBC News said they feel a wholesale change in management is needed given the string of public missteps that […]
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