UMaine in the News

Brewer talks with Press Herald about significance of campaign contributions

Mark Brewer told the Portland Press Herald that gubernatorial campaign finance report numbers can be informative, but that “money doesn’t equal votes by any means.” The University of Maine political science professor said financial reports can help candidates build momentum and reflect a serious commitment to invest in themselves. “Someone like Shawn Moody, who hasn’t […]

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Rosenbaum discusses ‘Politics in the age of Twitter’ on ‘Maine Calling’

Judith Rosenbaum, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, discussed the role of Twitter in politics and how it’s changing political discourse and impacting social movements on Maine Public’s Maine Calling. Rosenbaum, who authored “Constructing Digital Cultures: Tweets, Trends, Race, and Gender,” said Twitter provides a platform for people whose voices have traditionally […]

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Boston Globe cites Brewer, Rosenbaum in article on anonymous political attacks

University of Maine professors Mark Brewer and Judith Rosenbaum were quoted in the Boston Globe article, “In Maine, is GOP linked to flurry of anonymous attacks?” Some Maine Democrats believe fake news posted on a conservative website and shared by the Republican Party tainted Lewiston’s mayoral race, according to the article. The right-wing websites Maine […]

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Media cover Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration at UMaine

WABI (Channel 5), Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration held at the University of Maine. Co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life, the event featured a keynote by Maine state Rep. Craig Hickman, Winthrop. Hickman talked […]

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Leahy discusses state’s forest resources on ‘Positively Maine’ radio show

Jessica Leahy, a professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Newsradio WGAN’s “Positively Maine” radio show. Leahy discussed the School of Forest Resources, forestry students, legacy planning for older landowners, wood banks and other projects that have had a positive effect on Maine’s family forests.

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Deep freeze may reduce some insect populations, Dill tells Press Herald

The Portland Press Herald reported the recent cold temperatures in Maine could tamp down insect populations that threaten backyard landscapes and woodlands, according to entomologists and tree experts. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, said the devastating winter moth and hemlock woolly adelgid — and possibly the browntail […]

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