Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “With a leadership void in Augusta, it’s up to voters to choose responsible legislators.” This November, Mainers will have the opportunity to vote for strong leaders in the Legislature, according to the editorial. The new Legislature […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Elisabeth Kilroy, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the University of Maine, about her muscular dystrophy research. Kilroy’s father and brother Keegan both have a type of the disease that doesn’t have a known cause, according to the report. Kilroy is examining zebrafish […]
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Bill Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about how this year’s dry conditions and current warm temperatures could affect fall foliage. “We need to have warm, sunny days — about 60 degrees — and cool nights — around 40 degrees; no frost, no heavy […]
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Robert Steneck, a marine biologist at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, was cited in an Associated Press article about the European Union extending its review of a Swedish proposal to ban lobsters imported from the U.S. and Canada. The EU announced it will conduct a more extensive review of the proposal after […]
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The Sun Journal spoke with a longtime writer for Capitol Steps, a comedy troupe that performs current-event satire, ahead of the group’s University of Maine performance. The group will perform Sept. 16 at Kents Hill School in Kents Hill and Sept. 17 at the Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine. The CCA performance will […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on actor Sean Astin’s visit to Maine to stump for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, Astin started his day at the University of Maine, where he toured the campus and encouraged students to fill out voter registration cards and to make […]
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Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Falmouth, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about foraged and cultivated husk cherries. The article is part of the “Green Plate Special” column. Called Physalis pruinosa by botanists, and husk cherries, ground cherries, husk tomatoes, Inca Berries and Cape […]
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The Lincoln County News reported Jim Estes, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present a brown bag seminar at noon Sept. 8 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Estes’ talk, “Adventures in nature and the pathways to ecological understanding,” will feature excerpts from his […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion article by Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, titled “LePage’s governorship is essentially over.” Fried also is chair of the Department of Political Science at UMaine and faculty adviser to the UMaine College Republicans. Her views are her own and do not represent […]
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Joel Wincowski, the vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, spoke with New England Public Radio for the report, “New England colleges pursue out-of-state students with discounts.” Wincowski spoke about UMaine’s Flagship Match, a competitive scholarship program that guarantees academically qualified, first-year students from several states will pay the same tuition and […]
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