UMaine in the News

GMRI produces video on Golet’s bluefin tuna research

The Gulf of Marine Research Institute produced a video about bluefin tuna research by Walter Golet, who is jointly appointed as an assistant research professor with the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine and a research scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Golet, who studies the populations and life histories […]

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News Center Maine interviews Hess for report on radon testing at home

News Center Maine interviewed C. Thomas Hess, a professor of physics at the University of Maine, for a report on new recommendations for radon testing in Maine homes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon — an odorless, invisible, naturally occurring, radioactive gas — is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. […]

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Slate publishes opinion piece by Socolow on Willie Miller

Slate published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, about the story of former NFL star and Vietnam War veteran Willie Miller. The piece, titled “Why has Los Angeles Rams wide receiver and Vietnam veteran Willie Miller been forgotten by the NFL?”, explored how […]

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Morning Ag Clips, Turner Publishing preview UMaine Extension beef nutrition workshop

Morning Ag Clips and Turner Publishing previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on beef cattle nutrition 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 20 at the UMaine Extension Oxford County Office in South Paris. Colt Knight, assistant professor and livestock specialist with UMaine Extension, will discuss the basics of corn- and grass-fed beef cattle nutrition. Topics will […]

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Noblet, McGreavy interviewed for BDN article about ‘NIMBY’ phrase

University of Maine faculty members Caroline Noblet, an assistant professor in the School of Economics, and Bridie McGreavy, an assistant professor of environmental communication, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the use of the phrase “Not in my backyard,” or “NIMBY.” The concept is a focus in localized debates in Greater Belfast […]

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Jones’ art featured in Portland gallery, Press Herald reports

The Portland Press Herald reported Samantha Jones, an assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has work on display as part of “The Way Life Is: Maine Working Families and Communities,” an exhibit at the Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery at Portland Media Center. The exhibit, which includes works by 38 Maine […]

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AP cites Climate Reanalyzer in report on cold snap

The Associated Press cited the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer in an article about a deep freeze in the Upper Midwest. Schools closed and warming centers opened across the Midwest when temperatures plummeted Jan. 25, according to the article. Even colder weather was expected for the following week. Temporary harsh cold does not disprove global […]

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Republican Journal, Sun Journal report on Bachelor of University Studies program

The Republican Journal and Sun Journal reported on the Bachelor of University Studies (B.U.S.), the University of Maine’s degree completion program for adults with some higher education but no bachelor’s degree. The program encompasses the student’s interests, maximizes existing transfer credits and also is available in part-time and online formats to accommodate the needs of working […]

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