Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about a proposed casino in York County. Backers of the casino say the business would create more than 2,000 jobs and $45 million in annual tax revenue, but history shows those numbers are not a sure […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on a College of the Atlantic oral history class that is run in partnership with the Island Institute of Rockland and Maine Sea Grant, a coastal studies program supported by the University of Maine and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The group of 14 students interviewed seven members of the […]
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The Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about libraries in Maine and the various benefits they offer. The Bangor Public Library’s circulating collection includes free passes for up to four people to the Emera Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium at UMaine, the Maine State Museum […]
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The Working Waterfront published an article on a citizen science research project being led by Alice Kelley, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Maine. Located along Maine’s coast and islands, prehistoric shell middens are in danger of being wiped out by the rapid acceleration of rising sea levels, according to Kelley, who is helping organize […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, for an article about the invasive spotted-wing drosophila’s harmful effects on late-season berries. With warm weather prolonging the viability of raspberries and strawberries, the high populations of spotted-wing drosophila being detected could ravish the berries […]
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Popular Science, PBS NewsHour and the Bangor Daily News reported Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, was awarded the 2017 Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The award recognizes the people and stories of unexpected, incredible scientific breakthroughs. It highlights federally […]
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An analysis of ice core data and historical records conducted by scientists from Harvard University and the University of Maine Climate Change Institute was the focus of the Popular Science article, “A 14th-century plague helped reveal just how long humans have polluted the planet.” The study indicates that much less lead occurs naturally in the […]
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The Portland Press Herald, The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine will receive a $454,532 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create the Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center. The center will help forest industry partners, trade organization, construction firms, architects and other stakeholders revitalize and diversify Maine’s forest-based economy by […]
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Michael Socolow, a professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, and Alex Kingsbury, deputy ideas editor at the Boston Globe, co-wrote a column for Inside Higher Ed. In “How to pitch journalists more successfully,” the authors outlined six ways academics can get on the same page with editors.
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An economic impact study conducted by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe was mentioned in a Mainebiz article on a new 10-year contract that was signed by the city of Bangor and Waterfront Concerts. In a press release, Waterfront Concerts cited Gabe’s study that found the concerts contributed $105.1 million in revenue to Bangor and […]
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