UMaine in the News

Maine Startups Insider reports on UMaine Business Challenge finalists

Maine Startups Insider reported on the finalists for the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. The college entrepreneurs will be paired with mentors and have seven weeks to build a business plan before presenting it before a panel of judges on April 29 at UMaine, according to the article. Up for grabs […]

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WVII covers Destination Imagination at UMaine

WVII (Channel 7) reported students from around the state and from every grade visited the University of Maine for Destination Imagination. The program is a hands-on learning system that incorporates the STEM fields into fun, team-based challenges set in a tournament-style setting, WVII reported. The event was organized by CreateME, a local nonprofit. Daily Bulldog […]

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National Geographic quotes Lyon in article on Somalia drought

Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor of climate analysis at the University of Maine, was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about the current drought in Somalia. The country’s government recently declared the drought a national disaster, and observers fear if rain doesn’t come this month, mass starvation will follow, according to the article. […]

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Media cover third annual Maine Science Festival

The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the third annual Maine Science Festival, in which the University of Maine is an event partner. Several members of the UMaine community led workshops and participated in the weekend that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. The event […]

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Press Herald reviews two UMaine Museum of Art exhibits

The Portland Press Herald published a review of two current exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor — Jared Cowan’s “The Life of David” and Siobhan McBride’s “Four Hour Fortune Cookie.” The author wrote the two shows struck him as an “unlikely but surprisingly well-matched pair.” “The Life of David” […]

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Republican Journal advances UMaine Extension’s Rural Living Day

The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association will host the 23rd annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8 in Thorndike. Workshop topics include raising poultry, making fermented foods, using drip irrigation, plantings for wild bees and silvopasture. Many classes are part […]

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Maine Public reports on UMaine, AARP Maine study on retirement savings

Maine Public reported a new University of Maine study commissioned by AARP Maine suggests that as more people retire, inadequate personal savings means taxpayers will have to take on more of the burden. According to the research conducted by Philip Trostel, an economics and public policy professor at the UMaine School of Economics and Margaret […]

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WVII reports on MDI Biological Lab’s Center for Science Entrepreneurship, new course

WVII (Channel 7) reported on the MDI Biological Laboratory’s Center for Science Entrepreneurship and its new course, Bridging Disciplines: Navigating Successful 21st Century Careers in Biomedical Science. The center and course aim to help University of Maine and College of the Atlantic science and engineering undergraduates explore approaches to biomedical research using concepts and tools […]

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