Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “LePage keeps making it harder for regular Mainers to know where he’s at.” In the buildup to the 2018 election, Maine’s political spotlight is shifting away from Gov. Paul LePage to the 20-plus candidates who […]
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Brian Beal of the Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about a new grant that aims to improve Maine’s mussel aquaculture industry. Beginning several years ago, fishermen started coming to the Downeast Institute because they were having trouble getting mussels to settle on their ropes, WVII reported. “They were looking […]
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Boston Spirit magazine cited the Maine Campus student newspaper for a report on the University of Maine’s annual Gay Thanksgiving potluck dinner. The event, which is run by UMaine’s LGBTQ Services and Wilde Stein: Queer Straight Alliance, is an annual tradition on campus, especially for students who don’t feel comfortable going home for the holidays, […]
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Boothbay Register reported Dana Morse, an aquaculture researcher with Maine Sea Grant who works at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, will talk about the oyster harvesting process Nov. 28 in Newcastle. From 3 to 4 p.m., Morse will speak at the Lincoln Home about why the Damariscotta River produces some of the best-tasting […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Mainebiz, The Associated Press and WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded the University of Maine $388,000 for potato research. UMaine will serve as the lead on an eastern United States potato breeding project focused […]
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The Columbia Missourian spoke with Richard Powell, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about term limits for elected officials. Term limits have a lot of measurable consequences that are often unintended by term limit supporters, according to Powell. The biggest effect is that term limits lessen institutional knowledge, the […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine System is getting a bump in revenue thanks to an increase in out-of-state enrollment. The system welcomed 5,727 students from outside Maine this fall, a nearly 11 percent increase from last year, according to the AP. UMaine experienced an […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about granola. According to Camire, granola is an example of a healthy food gone bad. “Granola is a very concentrated source of energy and a good source of fiber,” she […]
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The Republican Journal reported Spire, the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability, is seeking submissions for the second issue of the online journal, slated for release in spring 2018. Spire’s editorial team of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Maine is accepting submissions through Dec. 10. Submissions should concern the environment, conservation and/or […]
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University of Maine’s Alan Cobo-Lewis and Deborah Rooks-Ellis spoke with the Bangor Daily News for a report on how Maine is treating children with disabilities. A continual state of political flux for more than a decade has reduced the state’s Child Development Services’ (CDS) budget and caused children to go without services to which they’re […]
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