The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UMaine Machias.
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News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and WFVX (Channel 7) highlighted the success of Kara Peruccio, an assistant professor in both the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, on “Jeopardy!”
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In a story about Mt. Ararat High School’s efforts to combat hazing following incidents involving its boy’s hockey team, the Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine and co-founder of the group StopHazing. The district in which the school resides, School Administrative District (SAD) 75, plans […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab coordinator Griffin Dill about whether residents should worry about tick exposure if they participate in “No Mow May.” Dill said short grass isn’t suitable for ticks because they can dry out in the sun, but they can be found along the edge […]
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Ankit Singh, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and University of Maine Maine sustainable agriculture and ornamental horticulture educator, was featured as an expert on how to keep weeds out of raised garden beds on MarthaStewart.com. “Water only where your plants are, not the whole bed, as dry soil discourages weed growth,” Singh said.
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with CNN and Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse, New York, as well as wrote an opinion piece for Syracuse.com about the hazing incident last week at Westhill High School in Syracuse. “Very, very few report it and also very few, only about […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration on Friday, May 2, at Wells Conference Center. The University of Maine’s 2025 Distinguished Maine Professor, Mark Brewer, was recognized there. Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, Brewer received the highest faculty accolade for his quality of teaching, […]
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CBS News interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, about the childfree by choice movement on which she has researched and published studies. “We are raised to believe that it is our destiny to become parents,” Blackstone said.
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on the recently completed mural on the Kenduskeag Stream Pump Station in downtown Bangor. University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students partnered with the nonprofit Bangor Beautiful to create artwork that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian Meaghan Caron on her experiences as a student-athlete. Caron, who is pursuing dual degrees and three majors in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was also a member of the Field Hockey […]
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