Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Governing article, “How might a 2018 Democratic wave affect governor’s races?” Governing analyzed the connection between state elections and the three most recent wave elections: 2006, which benefited the Democrats, and 2010 and 2014, which benefited the Republicans. […]
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A new study conducted by researchers at MDI Biological Laboratory and the University of Maine was featured in the Bangor Daily News “Catching Health” blog. The research, led by MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Sandra Rieger, has demonstrated that the same enzyme connected to certain chemotherapy drugs also plays a role in peripheral neuropathy caused by […]
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MaineToday Magazine published an article about a film created by University of Maine at Machias students in interdisciplinary fine arts professor Alan Kryszak’s Down East documentary class. The semester-long film project, “Who Made You in America?,” focuses on the current state of the immigration debate in Maine and elsewhere, according to the article. Since a […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Sgt. Scott Curtis of the University of Maine Police Department was among the officers and civilians honored for acts of courage at the Maine Chiefs of Police Association’s annual banquet. Curtis was recognized for persuading a female college student not to harm herself.
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Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, was quoted in an article about the downside of Valentine’s Day that was published in The Citizen of Auburn, New York. Caron said with all the advertising that goes on this time of year, people forget how painful Valentine’s Day can be […]
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The Lincoln County News and Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release announcing the Darling Marine Center is accepting internship applications. Each summer, undergraduate students at the DMC in Walpole conduct basic and applied marine research in, on, under, and beside the waters of the Damariscotta River estuary and the Gulf of Maine, […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Eleanor Kipping and her current multisite installation. Kipping, an intermedia MFA student, explores race and the experiences of women of color in her art, which takes many forms including photography, video and performance art, according to the article. Her campuswide art […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine in partnership with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center’s (AOEC) Horizons Alpine Climbing Program will offer adaptive climbing at the Maine Bound Adventure Center throughout the spring semester. The program is designed to provide assistance and accommodations for individuals with cognitive or physical differences and will include weekly […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Stephanie Welcomer, a professor of management at the University of Maine, for an article about the retirement of York Hill Farm’s cheesemakers. John and Penny Duncan, makers of award-winning goat cheese, quietly retired in October after four decades in the business, according to the article. Welcomer, whose work focuses on […]
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Bridie McGreavy, an assistant professor of environmental communication at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the important role that bivalves — mussels, clams and oysters — play in the state’s economy. McGreavy also is a faculty fellow with the Senator George J. […]
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