The Conversation published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “American broadcasting has always been closely intertwined with American politics.” Los Angeles Times also published the article.
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The Portland Press Herald reported Andrew Egan, a former University of Maine forestry faculty member and higher education administrator, has been named the new campus leader of University of Maine at Machias. Egan will start his role as the vice president of academic affairs and head of campus on Aug. 13, after finishing a one-year […]
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Maine Public spoke with University of Maine at Machias lecturer Alan Kryszak about his recent documentary, “Who Made You In America?” The film explores political viewpoints as they relate to immigration, according to the report. Kryszak made the film with UMM students, who discovered that their own assumptions about the ideological divides between rural and […]
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The Bangor Daily News included recommendations from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article about seedling starting for home gardeners. The article cited the UMaine Extension bulletin, “Starting Seeds at Home,” which states transplanting seedlings instead of directly sowing seeds into the garden is particularly important for plants that are slow to mature […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct a 10-member class this year. The honorees are basketball and baseball star John Gillette, men’s hockey captain Ray Jacques, track and field champion Jesse Labreck, dual-sport athlete Ron Lanza, former Major League Baseball […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal and Maine Startups Insider reported on the winners of the seventh annual UMaine Business Challenge, the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. Three teams of student entrepreneurs — all from the University of Maine — walked away with cash prizes, according to the […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and The Piscataquis Observer reported on the hands-on GrowME program that aims to teach Piscataquis County Elementary School students farming skills. The initiative is a collaboration among the Valley Grange, University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, and Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District. Program director Walter Boomsma […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about new federal legislation that removes deed restrictions on land at the Old Town Airport, allowing it to be used for business development. The bill to help spur economic growth and job creation in Old Town was signed into law by President Donald Trump, according […]
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Kristin Vekasi, an assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about how Maine’s biggest exports, including lobster, wood pulp and airplane parts, are not targeted by the first round of Chinese tariffs in the brewing trade war with America. A […]
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The University of Maine’s Process Development Center was mentioned in a MaineToday Magazine article about a Maine-based company looking to develop beer coasters. After entrepreneur Kai Smith found the vast majority of the world’s coasters come from one town in Germany, he learned the raw materials used to make them are similar to what is […]
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