Members of the University of Maine College Republicans student group spoke with News Center Maine for a report about voter turnout for Maine’s midterm elections. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said he expects the 2018 midterm elections to draw nearly 65 percent of eligible voters to the polls, which would be a record for a […]
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Mainebiz cited the 2017 Maine Aquaculture Economic Impact Report published by the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute in the article, “Size of proposed oyster farm draws opposition.” An application by Mere Point Oyster Co., in Brunswick, for a 40-acre oyster farm in Maquoit Bay has raised concerns among nearby residents, according to the article. […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Here’s why no two apples taste exactly the same.” “The flavor of fruits is largely from sugars and acids,” Moran said. “The relative amount of sugars […]
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Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, was featured in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member Spotlight section of its website. Longcore’s unorthodox career as a mycologist peaked in a burst of achievement in 1997, which later resulted in the 2017 Golden Goose Award from […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Richard Wahle, a professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and director of UMaine’s Lobster Institute, about a Maine lobster shack owner who is experimenting with lobsters and THC, the main calming ingredient in marijuana. “In a world where use of marijuana is becoming more common and […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on two University of Maine football players who are pursuing master’s degrees. Strong safety Jeffrey DeVaughn received an undergraduate degree in kinesiology at UMaine and is working toward a master’s degree in higher education. Tight end Joe Vitiello transferred to UMaine from Boston College, where he earned […]
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News Center Maine reported members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at the University of Maine recently honored one of their fallen brothers. Joseph Sebastian Boulos of South Portland lost his life on a bombing run in Europe during World War II. He attended UMaine before enlisting in the Air Force, according to the report. […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, Portland Press Herald and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported drug overdoses continued to claim nearly one life per day in Maine during the first six months of 2018. There were 180 overdose deaths in Maine through June 30, down slightly from the 185 drug-related deaths reported for the same […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the 10th anniversary celebration of the University of Maine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) at Buchanan Alumni House on Sept. 21. The lab hosted the VEMI 10 Conference to highlight successes of VEMI alumni, the report states. The conference involved presentations, discussions and a barbecue lunch. VEMI is […]
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Michael Howard, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, was quoted in a September 2018 USA Today magazine article about the disproportionate share of wealth in the United States. Today, 10 percent of Americans possess 76 percent of the nation’s wealth; the top one percent owns 40 percent; and, according to a 2017 […]
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