Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report about highly targeted online advertising that was expected during the first presidential debate. Ahead of the debate, Maine Public reported it was predicted that the event could set a ratings record, with more than 80 million viewers […]
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The Portland Press Herald published the editorial, “Gender gap in engineering narrows at UMaine.” Of all the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, engineering is one where women have long been underrepresented, and that remains true today, with just 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering going to women in 2015, according to the […]
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Robert Dana, vice president for student life and dean of students at the University of Maine, and Amy Fried, a political science professor at UMaine, spoke with Maine Public for the report, “High stakes: College students could tip vote, but pot would likely still be banned on campuses.” Even though students tend to support marijuana […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a vigil organized by the University of Maine’s Black Student Union. Students and faculty gathered on the steps of Fogler Library to remember the man fatally shot by a police officer in Tulsa earlier this month. Organizers said they hope to shine a light on police […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Sun Journal for an article about the rising popularity of Honeycrisp apples in Maine. Today, Honeycrisps make up between 10 to 20 percent of apples produced in Maine, compared to 16 years ago, when virtually no Maine orchards […]
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John Peckenham, director of the Maine Water Research Institute and the associate director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Sun Journal article on the growth of bottled water in the state. “You just go west of the Mississippi and water is just […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Lancaster Farming article, “Potato growers gather to learn of Pennsylvania trials.” More than 20 growers attended a potato field meeting organized by Pennsylvania Co-Operative Potato Growers Inc. and the Lehigh Valley Potato Growers Association in cooperation with Penn State Extension. Presenters displayed 18 trial varieties, according to […]
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The University of Maine Center on Aging, in partnership with St. Joseph Healthcare and the Eastern Area Agency on Aging, will hold a free, community screening of the documentary “Being Mortal” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Dyke Center for Family Business at Husson University. After the screening, audience members are invited to […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Associated Press reported on newly published research that found the Gulf of Maine’s lobster population could suffer if water temperatures keep rising. The research, conducted at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is the only published study focused on how larvae of the American […]
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The University of Maine’s Flagship Match financial aid program was mentioned in the Kiplinger article, “Little-known ways to pay in-state tuition rates at out-of-state colleges.” To attract more out-of-state students, some public colleges offer out-of-state students a discount on tuition, according to the article, which cites UMaine as an example. UMaine recently began offering students […]
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