The New York Times published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “How to prevent smart people from spreading dumb ideas.”
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An article by Len Kaye, professor of social work and director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, was cited in the Forbes report, “How to reduce loneliness in old age.” The Gerontological Society of America’s Public Policy and Aging Report recently dedicated an issue to the potential consequences of a lack of social […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine reported University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Dennis “Red” Gendron has signed a second two-year contract extension. The terms of the extension, which runs through June 30, 2021, remain unchanged from the current contract. Gendron has been UMaine head coach since May […]
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Research by Kimberly Huguenard, an assistant professor in ocean and marine engineering at the University of Maine, was included in a National Science Foundation (NSF) article about current water research. For the last two years, NSF has provided funding to enable communities across the country to take a closer look at the quality of their […]
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The Franklin News-Post reported nine University of Maine students spent spring break in Virginia building a ramp for a Franklin County resident with the help of Renovation Alliance. The students are part of a group called Alternative Breaks, a student-led organization that promotes community involvement. About 60 to 70 UMaine students participate in the program […]
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Maine Startups Insider reported on the finalists for the seventh annual UMaine Business Challenge, the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. The entrepreneurs were paired with mentors and have two weeks to prepare for the live pitch event on March 31 in Orono, according to the article. Up for grabs is $20,000 […]
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The Portland Press Herald published the opinion piece, “Views on transgender people like me disqualify federal court nominee,” by University of Maine student Nicole Maines of Portland. Maines was the plaintiff in a 2014 Maine Supreme Judicial Court case that found her school violated Maine’s Human Rights Act by prohibiting her from using the school’s […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tractor safety course 6–8 p.m. Mondays, April 2–23 at Kramer’s Inc. in Sidney. A written exam and tractor-driving test will be held April 30. The classes are designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and […]
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University of Maine student Kim Crowley was quoted in a Piscataquis Observer article about Partners for Peace, a domestic violence resource center, hosting two 44-hour trainings. Partners for Peace provides support services to anyone affected by domestic abuse and violence in the Penobscot and Piscataquis county region, including a free and confidential 24-hour help line, […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Sean Birkel, Maine’s state climatologist and a research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, for an article about a new study that found recent nor’easters could have been fueled by warming temperatures in the Arctic. Birkel said while a scientific cause-and-effect between the warming Arctic […]
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