The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “How a Maine university is addressing pressing social issues,” by Jules Hathaway, a mother of three who has just started her first year in UMaine’s higher education program. Hathaway, who works at UMaine’s Wells Dining Commons, wrote about the steps UMaine Dining services is taking to help […]
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HLN aired an interview with Chris Bartram, coordinator for Maine Bound Adventure Center at the University of Maine, for a report about adventure education. Bartram described adventure education as learning the philosophy, technical skills and all of the academic components that go into leading others in the outdoors. “It allows you to learn about why […]
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Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, Mainebiz, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WMTW (Channel 8 on Portland) Fiddlehead Focus, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on the University of Maine System’s plan to double its nursing enrollment over the next five years. The plan includes adding 1,000 new slots […]
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Danny Williams, executive director of the the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine, visited the WABI (Channel 5) studio to speak about the CCA’s 2018–19 season. Blackberry Smoke, a southern rock band, will help kick off the season with a performance Sept. 14, according to Williams. “We try to have both […]
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Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Peer Relations Lab at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the role of school counselors in the state.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a free speech panel discussion featuring University of Maine faculty, staff and a student. The panelists spoke about how free speech has changed over the years and what rights students have when it comes to speeches, protests and more, WABI reported. Kirsten Daley, a student panelist, talked about encouraging students […]
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Bank Investment Consultant cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension survey in an article about financial planning around equestrianism. The survey found owning a horse costs about $3,876 a year, the article states.
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Maine Public aired a talk by James Warhola, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, as part of its “Speaking in Maine” program. At the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, Warhola discussed the core ideas driving Russian foreign policy in a talk titled, “What in the World is Russia Doing—and Why?”
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “Maine leadership in changing times” by Linda Silka, executive editor of Maine Policy Review at the University of Maine. Silka is a professor emerita of the School of Economics and retired director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at UMaine. She is a member of the […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about how this summer’s hot weather might have led to fewer ticks. State researchers said they have seen a decrease in the number of deer ticks this summer and believe it could be […]
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