Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently hearing oral arguments about the state’s ranked-choice voting law. The court’s views on the constitutionality of the law will likely influence legislators to either keep the first-in-the-nation system, ditch it […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a recently announced partnership among the University of Maine, Learfield and Gorham Savings Bank that will bring the football team to Portland twice during the upcoming season. The Black Bears will play its annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Scrimmage at Fitzpatrick Stadium on May 6 […]
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Camp North Woods was mentioned in an Ellsworth American article on a recent Winter Harbor talk by John MacDonald, a corporal with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. MacDonald spoke to attract recruits and inform the general public now that the popular “Animal Planet” television show that focused on the department is over, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) interviewed George Markowsky, a professor of computer science at the University of Maine, about how to avoid cyber attacks. Markowsky said a lot of people are easy targets and “cyber criminals will hit the easiest target they can.” He added the digital age has made the struggle between convenience and security a […]
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The Ellsworth American and Bangor Daily News reviewed the annual spring concert featuring the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and singers from University of Maine choral groups. More than 120 members of the Oratorio Society and University Singers joined the orchestra for the performance that was conducted by Lucas Richman. The combined choruses were made up of […]
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Wiscasset Newspaper reported Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will speak April 25 at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 2017 annual meeting at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. The event begins at 5 p.m. with networking and refreshments, and includes highlights of the past year and […]
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Boston Business Journal reported on the “best value” colleges in the country according to a new ranking from SmartAsset.com. The website looked at five factors to determine the ranking: tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, retention rate and starting salary, according to the article. The University of Maine was named first in the […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Maine Attorney General Janet Mills released a revised report on drug overdose deaths for 2016 and said the record-breaking numbers further highlight a need for more treatment as well as prevention and education efforts. The report was prepared by Marcella Sorg, an anthropologist and research professor with the Margaret Chase […]
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Seacoast Online reported horticulturists Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto, a professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will talk about their book, “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity” at 7 p.m. April 18 at the York Public Library. The authors will describe how to create gardens that will help stem the tide […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond was awarded a six-year, $600,000 grant from the Lerner Foundation. Eight community organizations, each partnered with a local school district, will receive a grant as part of a larger effort to spur the post-secondary educational aspirations of rural […]
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