UMaine in the News

CJR quotes Socolow in article on hostility toward press

Columbia Journalism Review quoted Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article, “Condoned by Trump, press attacks hit local reporters hard.” There appears to be a growing trend of hostility toward journalists, not just at the national level but increasingly at the local level as well, […]

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Media cite Lobster Institute statistics in report on calico lobster

The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, CNN, Bethesda Magazine and Chesapeake Bay Magazine cited a statistic from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a report on a calico lobster found in a shipment last month from Maine to Ocean City Seafood in Silver Spring, Maryland. The lobster is being held in a special tank and might be […]

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Sun Journal quotes Fried in article on ranked-choice voting

The Sun Journal quoted Amy Fried, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article about possible efforts to overturn ranked-choice voting. Some leaders in the Maine Republican Party, including former Gov. Paul LePage, are looking for ways to repeal ranked-choice voting, according to the article. Fried said an effort to […]

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Republican Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel preview talk by Groden

The Republican Journal and Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel previewed a talk by Eleanor Groden, a professor of entomology at the University of Maine. Groden will discuss the health hazards of browntail moths and recommended management strategies for dealing with them at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Palermo Community Library. The event is free and […]

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Penobscot Times publishes release on Maine Harvest for Hunger 2018

The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine news release about UMaine Cooperative Extension’s 2018 Harvest for Hunger accomplishments. In 2018, volunteers in the program donated 231,752 pounds of produce directly to neighbors in need and to 187 sites including food pantries, soup kitchens and low-income senior centers, the article states. More than 500 people […]

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