A partnership between the University of Maine and a federal Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) is working to revive the state’s forest products industry, wrote U.S. Sen. Angus King in a Seacoast Online commentary, and the Portland Press Herald in a feature story and accompanying sidebar piece. In his commentary, King noted an EDAT report, […]
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Mainebiz reported on the members of the Top Gun Maine 2017 Class announced by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED), University of Maine, Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council and MaineStream Finance. This year marks the first time sessions will convene in Portland, Bangor, Rockland and the Lewiston-Auburn regions, according to the article. Since the program […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7)covered an opening ceremony at the University of Maine to mark the beginning of Black History Month. The Office of Multicultural Student Life is celebrating throughout the month with events such as film screenings, talks and presentations. “Together we are unified and […]
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Philip Trostel, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Maine, wrote an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education titled, “Beyond the college earnings premium. Way beyond.” “Despite the rising cost, a college education is still practically a windfall-profit investment for most graduates,” Trostel wrote. “In 2012, Americans with bachelor’s degrees […]
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Neil Comins, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Paste ahead of the release of his latest book, “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists.” Comins discussed the book and his thoughts on space travel in general. When asked if he would go into […]
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Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American research at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Grist article, “Many Native Americans lack access to healthy food, but there’s a growing movement to change that.” The article states one-in-four Native Americans live in poverty, according to census data, and Native […]
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The Kennebec Journal spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about recent false reports issued by the Maine Republican Party that Gardiner and Hallowell were seeking sanctuary city status. Elected officials in both cities have said in recent days that they want to be welcoming places […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Maine-based call-ahead dinner services. The small businesses post a menu, customers order, and on a specific day, the freshly prepared dishes are delivered to the customer, who now has enough food for between one and three meals for the week, […]
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The University of Maine is extending its Flagship Match tuition scholarship program to graduate students, Inside Higher Ed reported. The Regional Graduate Scholarship will be available in fall 2017 to fully admitted graduate students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, according to the article. Out-of-state tuition for students in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the three 2017 “M” Club Dean Smith Award winners announced during the University of Maine Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony. This year’s winners are Jesse Orach, a cross country and track athlete from Gorham; Sigi Koizar, a women’s basketball player from Vienna, Austria; and Sydney Veljacic, a member of the field […]
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