UMaine in the News

Former UMaine hockey players making mark in NHL

The Bangor Daily News reported that eight former Black Bear hockey players are on NHL rosters, as the regular season gets underway this week. They include Ben Hutton a former second-team All American defenseman, who plays for the Vancouver Canucks and was a member of the Canadian national team that defeated Russia for the 2016 […]

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UMaine aquaculture research highlighted in Food Technology Magazine

The October issue of Food Technology Magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, includes a story, “Increasing the ‘Maine’ Sources of U.S. Aquaculture,” about University of Maine aquaculture initiatives focused on bringing nutritious foods to consumers. Highlighted in the article are the integrated research efforts led by Susan Brawley, Denise Skonberg, Balu Nayak, Angela […]

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Climate Reanalyzer featured in Discover blog

The Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer was included in an online Discover Magazine blog about smoke from Russian wildfires blowing 3,000 miles east out over the Pacific Ocean. A Climate Reanalyzer graph included with the blog displays Siberia’s long-term upward trend in average temperatures near the surface.

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WABI covers National Coming Out Day

WABI (channel 5) reported on National Coming Out Day activities at the University of Maine. “It’s nice to have Coming Out Week and Pride Week because it’s a time for the LGBT community to be visible and to be welcomed, and for us to be validated by not just ourselves but by everybody else,” said […]

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BDN advances Black Bear Battle Ball tourney

The Bangor Daily News wrote about Alpha Tau Omega’s third annual charitable Black Bear Battle Ball tournament on Oct. 16 at the Mahaney Dome. All proceeds from the soccer games, in which players wear giant inflatable bubble suits, will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children, according to the article. About 40 teams are expected for the […]

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Multiple media outlets advance Chelsea Clinton’s campus visit

Chelsea Clinton’s scheduled campaign stop Thursday at the University of Maine on behalf of her mother, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, was covered by a number of media outlets, including the Portland Press Herald, WMTW, WLBZ (channel 2), WABI (channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News. Chelsea Clinton is slated to appear with former U.S. […]

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