TIME magazine quoted Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, in the article, “Inside sexual harassment’s hidden toll on equal pay.” Each year, thousands of employees around the country experience sexual harassment or assault in the workplace and several studies have found sexual harassment is a contributing factor to the gender wage […]
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Recommendations from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “What you need to know to grow juicy strawberries in Maine,” the author points to a UMaine Extension bulletin written by David Handley, a specialist of vegetables and small fruits. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported students in the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts will present an Opera Workshop at 7:30 p.m. April 14 in Minsky Recital Hall. The students will perform segments from a variety of hit shows, WABI reported. “Opera is a little bit different than musical theater,” said Isaac Bray, director of […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about the Maine Ocean School, a new public magnet high school with a marine-based curriculum, which is scheduled to open in Searsport for the fall 2018 semester. The school will offer courses in marine science, marine transportation, marine engineering and marine management, the article states. […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine students are looking for help in feeding the state’s food-insecure population. Students are asking for monetary donations for their second Maine Day Meal Pack-out, which will be held at 9 a.m. May 2. Volunteers will use the money to purchase and pack meals to donate to local food […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Garrett Raymond as part of its “Meet” series. Raymond is pursuing a master’s degree in the School of Economics and is a member of the campus-based group Maine Community Energy Advocates. The group’s goal is to advance community energy projects in […]
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The Associated Press cited Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in an article about the dwindling harvest of soft-shell clams along the New England coast. The 2017 clam harvest in Maine, which produces more soft-shell clams than any other state, was a little more than 1.4 million […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 24th annual Rural Living Day at Mount View High School in Thorndike. The event, which is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association, offered workshops that ranged from Maine’s native bees to cooking with seaweed, WABI reported. Proceeds are used to help Waldo […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in an article on whether Sinclair anchors should have quit instead of potentially compromising their reputations. TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group reach almost 40 percent of American households. Last month, anchors […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “How ranked-choice voting effort became a partisan flash point.” The politics around ranked-choice voting in Maine have become as polarized as any issue in the state, with legislators splitting on partisan lines over measures that would […]
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