UMaine in the News

Glover writes BDN op-ed on private prison industry

Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Trump wants a huge giveaway for the private prison industry.” Glover also is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across […]

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Press Herald cites UMaine study in report on southern Maine food waste collection

A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about the launch of the state’s first municipal food waste collection programs. The two pilot programs will offer free, weekly curbside pickup of food scraps in select South Portland and Scarborough neighborhoods. Based on […]

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WLBZ reports on 2017 Commencement speakers

WLBZ (Channel 2) reported Maine entrepreneurs Heather and Abe Furth will be the Commencement speakers for the University of Maine’s graduation ceremonies on May 13. The Orono couple met at UMaine in 1999 when Heather was studying biology and Abe was studying English. In the past decade, they have founded restaurants, a brewery and a […]

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UMaine to receive $640,038 from NCAA for student-athletes, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Department of Athletics is expected to receive a $640,038 allocation from the NCAA. One-time payouts totaling $200 million to nearly 350 Division I schools around the country stem from the liquidation of an NCAA quasi-endowment valued at more than $360 million, according to the article. Each […]

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Martin quoted in BDN article on Maine summer camps

Ken Martin, an assistant professor of literacy education at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the state’s many youth summer camps. Martin is director of the Maine Writing Project and coordinator of its Young Authors Camps, which offers weeklong immersive creative writing camps at seven locations across […]

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Free Press advances info session on FDA produce safety rule

The Free Press reported Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will sponsor an informational session for producers and growers on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety rule from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Knox-Lincoln Cooperative Extension Office in Waldoboro. The event is free and […]

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Media cover largest Accepted Student Day

WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ/WCSH (Channels 2 and 6) reported on the largest Accepted Student Day held at the University of Maine. A record 3,300 prospective students and their families were on campus March 25 for information sessions, tours and presentations. “It’s a challenge for us; it’s a great kind of problem for us to […]

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