The Republican Journal reported a two-day workshop focused on mindful leadership in professional and workplace settings will be offered April 13 and 27 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The workshop will introduce participants to practical ways to bring mindfulness to daily work life, according to the article. Attendees will practice mindfulness […]
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Mainebiz and Boothbay Register reported Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from the Maine Sea Grant College Program for a new study of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist at Bigelow, will lead the project with support from University of Maine scientist Robert Steneck, continuing a […]
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Maine Public spoke with Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, for a report about reducing road salt use in the state. “The key is to be smarter about this and use less by better management,” said Rubin, who was […]
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Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Declining dairy prices spur concerns about farmer suicides.” The Associated Press reported that farmers are facing their fourth year of milk payments that are well below the cost of production, […]
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The Lincoln County News reported Christopher Rigaud, University of Maine’s diving operations manager, was one of four instructors at a two-week dive leadership workshop in February at the University of Southern California’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Sciences. Based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Rigaud conducts diver training, dive support, and operational supervision for […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Maine Sports Hall of Fame will honor longtime University of Maine athletics employee Steve Jones at its annual ceremony June 3 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Jones, who has been the equipment manager for the Black Bears for more than three decades, will receive the Lifetime Achievement […]
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Mainebiz reported Gayle Zydlewski, an associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, has been named director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program, effective July 1. Zydlewski, who has a doctorate degree in oceanography from UMaine, has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher and faculty member at UMaine […]
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The Kennebec Journal cited a report issued by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine in an article about Kennebec County officials considering whether they will sign a lawsuit against companies that manufacture and distribute opiate drugs. In 2017, drug overdoses killed a record 418 people in Maine. The majority of […]
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Stefano Tijerina, a political scientist at the University of Maine who studies Canadian foreign and commercial policy, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Proposed tariffs on Canadian steel could backfire on Maine.” Maine could be vulnerable if Canada retaliates against President Trump’s tariffs against steel and aluminum imports, and in-state manufacturers could be […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported Richard Barron, University of Maine special assistant to the director of athletics, has been named head coach of the men’s basketball team. Following coach Bob Walsh’s decision to not seek a contract extension, the university moved forward with the appointment […]
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