Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “How Maine’s national monument debate plays into presidential politics.” The question of whether President Barack Obama will designate a North Woods national monument looms large in northern Maine, according to the article, and could […]
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Josh Stoll, an ecology and environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “Blue Fish Radio,” an Outdoor Canada podcast about the future of fish and fishing in Canada. Stoll, founder of LocalCatch.org and the Walking Fish Cooperative, spoke about the importance of community-supported fishing and how new fishing […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Skowhegan schools keep ‘Indians’ mascot and stand for what they should oppose,” by Andrew Tomer, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Maine, and Jordan LaBouff, an assistant professor of psychology and honors at UMaine.
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Neil Spillane, co-founder and CEO of Portland-based Fork Food Lab, was a recent guest on “The Grow Maine Show.” Fork Food Lab is a food entrepreneur’s incubator space that will be open 24/7 and feature a tasting room. The goal is to host more than 40 companies to operate in the space, which features a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine football team will host its annual “Meet the Bears” free football clinic at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 at Alfond Stadium. Participants of all ages will have the opportunity to meet players and coaches, get posters and autographs, and join the team for a pizza party sponsored […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about speech plagiarism allegations against Melania Trump. After the wife of presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the Republican National Convention, it was found portions of her speech were similar to first lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 […]
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The University of Maine Lobster Institute was cited in a Miami Herald article about a lobster that weighs more than 15 pounds and is believed to be more than 100 years old. The lobster, which was discovered at a South Florida restaurant, is being sent to the Maine State Aquarium, according to the article. Although […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on Penobscot artist and University of Maine student Christiana Becker. Becker, an art major, used stories she heard growing up as inspiration for a series of carved woodblock prints she created in a printmaking class, according to the article. Becker’s prints not only depict her artistic interpretation […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a fact sheet published by The White House, titled “Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative.” UMaine was listed among 25 members of the administration’s National Community Solar Partnership that have new commitments to deploy nearly 145 MW of community solar, including projects to scale […]
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An upcoming exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor was advanced in the August 2016 issue of Maine Home + Design magazine. In celebration of a partnership between the Maine Arts Commission and the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, UMMA will present “Contemporary Currents: Nine New Brunswick […]
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